Light Play: Ideas, Optics, Atmosphere

Overview

Whether it is through the depiction of a light source in a painting, the illumination of an artwork or the application of lighting technology, light has always been an important element of art throughout history.

Light Play: Ideas, Optics, Atmosphere, curated by Samantha Littley, brings together contemporary artists who use light as a medium itself, and who exploit lighting technology to explore themes in innovative ways. The exhibition is a celebration of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015), a UNESCO initiative. Photographs, neon, light-emitting sculptures, light boxes, light-inflected paintings and a digital hologram are featured amongst the 27 artworks on display.

The exhibition officially opens on 14 August and continues to 15 November. A public event on 14 August features an exhibition tour by the curator, followed by a live soundscape performance by Ben Heim.

Image: Brook Andrew, Flow chart 2011. Rare postcards, sapele and neon, overall 283.0 x 449.5 x 8.5 cm. Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne.