Projects

‘Your Universe – Brisbane City’ 2011
Brisbane Festival

Venue: the Labyrinth, Brisbane Powerhouse
Dates: 10th – 12th September 2011
Admission: Free

For Brisbane Festival’s Under the Radar program, PAARTS presents Your Universe – Brisbane City (2011), an immersive sculptural installation connecting audiences with earth and sky. Visible as a part of the Brisbane skyline, the installation blocks surrounding light and focuses viewers attention on the firmament above.  Participants are invited to enter the sculpture, lie down inside and engage with the unknown.  As the viewer observes, the universe looks back.

The temporary structure Your Universe is the work of artist Vanessa Stanley, developed during a residency with Astronomer Dr. Brad Carter.  Taking the shape of a hyperbola, Your Universe connects audiences with notions of space-time and explores a romantic attraction to infinity.  The project embodies the belief that perception and perspective are pivotal to our progress and survival.

PAARTS would like to acknowledge the support of Brisbane Festival, the Queensland Government and the Brisbane City Council.