Kingsford Smith Park

Following a talk by local historical guide Paul Innes, at the historic Metropole Guesthouse overlooking the park, audience members joined a séance performance calling on the spirit of celebrity aviator Amy Johnson with artist Jacquelene Drinkall. They were invited to become students at "Amy Johnsons Flight School" in a work by Rachel Peachey & Paul Mosig, using sensors and real-time processing to explore Kingsford Smith Park through manipulated reality.  An interactive 4 channel sound-installation, celebrating Johnson’s life, "8662", by artists Solange Kershaw and Damian Castaldi, was installed on the path leading down to the park.  After dark, there was a laser work, "Tides of Entropy", by Brad Allen-Waters, a networked LED light installation, "Beacons Hither and Nigh", by Michael Petchkovsky and three newly composed works were performed live in the historic sound shell: "On A Wing" and "Orographic Lift", by sound artist Gail Priest and "The Carrington Event" by Chris Caines. In addition there was a sound performance by local musician Broken Chip and an installation at The Metropole Hotel, "Circa", by our emerging artist-in-residence, David Brazil.