Art projection: Sebastian Moody’s ‘Voices’

Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 5:30 – 11:30pm From 8 August–5 September 2022 Brisbane City Council will be showcasing artworks at Howard Smith Wharves by Tony Albert, Sebastian Moody and Beth Mitchell. The three artworks will be on rotation from 5:30-11:30pm each night as part of Council’s Public Art Collection.The collection is made up of close to 500 pieces by local, national and internationally renowned artists.  The collection comprises artworks in a mix of styles and materials ranging from traditional bronze sculptures to large scale contemporary artworks with lighting programs. Since 2019, Council has commissioned digital artworks for the city’s growing public art collection by living contemporary artists working across diverse practices. This approach allows for the artworks to be displayed multiple times across varying locations. This innovative art procurement takes the artwork to the people rather than the other way around.About the artwork: “Somewhere between a list and poem, Voices is composed solely of six letter words drawn from my continually growing database of some 180+ words. Voices continues my interest in text art, concrete poetry, minimalism, and how language is used to create and share meaning. Words were selected that could function as both nouns, verbs, adjectives as well as words related to politics, poetics, and my own experience of living in Brisbane.” Sebastian Moody, 2022Voices is a bold digital artwork of kinetic typography intended to create moments of contemplation as a large-scale projection and as a stand-alone video work. Somewhere between a list and poem, Voices is composed solely of six letter words drawn from my continually growing database of some 180+ words. Words were selected that could function as both nouns, verbs, adjectives as well as words related to politics, poetics, and the artist's experience of living in Brisbane.About the artist: Born in Sydney, Australia, Sebastian Moody currently lives and works in Brisbane, where he completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at QUT (2001) and a Master of Museum Studies at The University of Queensland (2009). Equal parts gravitas and humour, his language driven works continue in the art history traditions of 1960’s conceptual art and concrete poetry. Moody’s artworks draw on the connotations of words when they are placed in certain configurations. His work incites intellectual and emotional reactions, confounds our comparisons, and effects our understanding when a specific word is accompanied by another. Moody prompts us to consider both what we think and why, and in what sequence. Venue: Howard Smith Wharves Precinct, Brisbane City Venue address: Howard Smith Wharves Precinct, 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City Parent event: Outdoor Gallery Event type: Art, Exhibitions, Featured, Free Cost: Free Age: Suitable for all ages Bookings: No bookings required. Bookings required: No