Kinly Grey: The Size of Air

Overview

Between October 25 and 27, the Queen Street Mall won't just be the CBD's main shopping precinct. Fresh from transforming the Spring Hill Reservoir into a luminous playground with Meagan Streader's The Weight of Light, McCarthy-Swann Projects is teaming up with artist Kinly Grey to bring the sky to the street in a second wonder-inspiring installation.

The idea behind Grey's piece is simple — and, like much in life, the simplest things are often the best. The Size of Air will see a temporary, transparent cube placed within the mall, filled with white fog and featuring a projected image of the city's sky. Attendees will enter the dense blue-lit realm and instantly feel like they're somewhere else. If you've ever wanted to pretend you're strolling through the clouds about Brissie, this is your chance.

An immersive, sensory, site-specific experience, The Size of Air is the twelfth instalment in Grey's blue series. The Brisbane artist experiments with scale and space, endeavours to heighten visceral perception, and tries to evoke moments of intense sensation and emotion. Yep, stepping into a clear cube that'll make you feel like you're walking on sunshine will do that.

Image: Kinly Grey, Blue 4 - Smoke Room, 2013, installation view. Image by Kinly Grey.