MH NSW Hyde Park Barracks Art Commission Instructions
- June 1, 2024
- MH NSW
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MH NSW Hyde Park Barracks Art Commission
Specifications
- Product Name: Murmurations Art Installation
- Artists: Tony Albert, Angela Tiatia, Lillie Madden, Alina Olivares-Panucci, Corin Ileto
- Location: Hyde Park Barracks, NSW
- Date: Opening on 30th March
- Features: Original audio, illustration, video, photography, 3D digital scans of artefacts
Product Usage Instructions
Overview
- The Murmurations art installation is a collaborative work by First Nations artists that creatively responds to the Hyde Park Barracks and its history.
Experience
- The multisensory experience includes audio, visual elements, and 3D digital scans of artefacts to provide a unique and immersive encounter.
Program
- Accompanied by talks, tours, workshops, and performances, the installation offers a comprehensive program for visitors.
Community Festival
- The culminating cultural festival on 28th May provides an opportunity for community engagement and celebration.
FAQ
- Q: What is the theme of the Murmuration art installation?
- A: The theme revolves around migration, coming together, and exploring encounters through love and engagement.
- Q: How can I participate in the program?
- A: You can attend talks, tours, workshops, and performances organized as part of the installation. Check the schedule for details.
- Q: Is there an entrance fee for the art installation?
- A: The cost information is not provided in the manual. Please refer to the official website or contact the organizers for details.
Museums of History NSW announces the fourth annual Hyde Park Barracks Art Commission
Murmurations
- Opening on 30 March at the Hyde Park Barracks is a new art installation by commissioned First Nations artist, Tony Albert and Sāmoan – Australian artist, Angela Tiatia with creatives Lillie Madden, Alina Olivares-Panucci and Corin Ileto. The collaborative work responds creatively to the site and its multifaceted history. Murmuration: ‘a low murmuring sound created by a large group of birds, usually starlings, flying and changing direction together’.
- Murmurations art installation brings together First Nations perspectives from Australia and the Pacific to explore the history of the Barracks as a site of migration. The work takes inspiration from natural connections and cultural knowledge offering audiences new perceptions about the site’s relevance today.
- Artists‘ statement, ‘Murmurations centres around exploration and encounters; not ones met through politics, war or conflict, but through love, ceremony and engagement. It asks what we have to give to one another, rather than what we want to take away.
- Through exploring the themes of migration and coming together, Murmurations provokes understanding and invites audiences to listen, learn and appreciate.’
- The multisensory experience incorporates original audio, illustration, video and photography including 3D digital scans of world-recognised, archaeologically significant artefacts from the Hyde Park Barracks collection.
- The artwork installation will be accompanied by a specially curated program of talks, tours, workshops, digital learning programs and performances culminating in a community, cultural festival on 28 May.
- Through the annual Hyde Park Barracks Art Commission, Museums of History NSW has worked with high-profile artists to engage visitors with the cultural heritage of the site: the human stories and the impact of the Barracks’ history on contemporary
- Australia. This year’s installation follows Boundary Conditions by Daniel Crooks in 2022, Who goes here? by Fiona Hall in 2021, and the inaugural installation untitled (maraong manaóuwi) by Jonathan Jones in 2020.
The UNESCO World Heritage listed Hyde Park Barracks is one of the most significant convict sites in the world. Around 100,000 people passed through its gates during the 19th century, from convicts to immigrants and women seeking refuge. Today, the building is considered one of the best-preserved examples of 19th-century institutions anywhere in the world.
- WHAT: Murmurations
- WHEN: Opens 30 March 2023
- WHERE: The Hyde Park Barracks courtyard, Macquarie Street, Sydney
- COST: FREE – to view the art installation
- INFORMATION: mhnsw.au/whats-on/exhibitions/murmurations.
Image credit: Murmurations Tony Albert and Angela Tiatia 2023 with Lille
Madden, Alina Olivares-Panucci and Corin Ileto.
Commissioned by the Museums of History NSW.
Murmurations is proudly supported by the NSW Government through the
Blockbusters Funding initiative. The Murmurations program was commissioned by
the City of Sydney as part of Art & About.
CONTACT
- Media Inquiries Emma Heath, Media Manager
- 0413 768 588
- emma.heath@mhnsw.au.
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
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