Art projection: Beth Mitchell’s ‘Holocene’

Monday, August 29, 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: “Holocene” traces the interplay of Nature and Humanity in an underwater illustrative photographic + video ensemble. Cinemagraphic collages of local, foraged natural elements portray earth’s garden timeline impacted by humanity’s exploitation and devastation. The film cycles through stages of earth's natural timeline while humanity presents both a harmonious and destructive presence throughout. Primitive lifeforms are suspended in nourishing fluid in our earliest environment, to Australian Natives developing and releasing life force into an ever more fruitful Nature. Lastly, glorious abundance as earth garden is enriched, while shadowed increasingly beneath the darkness of Humanity’s blind choices. Flame presents destruction causing the cycle to begin again.About the artist: Born in Toowoomba, Queensland 1991, Beth Mitchell invested a majority of her youth lost in creative expression and underwater experimentation through the medium of digital photography. Her work explores diverse femininity and contemporary womanhood through environmental, social and cultural stories and experiences in a captivating world under the surface. Beth’s work is held in public and private collections internationally. 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