From 1-30 April, our Moving Image Program is exhibiting a selection of works on our King William Road digital screens.
Laura Banfield and Alexandra Kirwood,
Significant Surfaces
, moving image (still), 8:27
Laura Banfield is an artist working across video, photography, and performance. Alexandra Kirwood is a Masters candidate at RMIT University and a former Researcher in Residence at ACMI X. Together, their work explores relationships between bodies and images within the context of art, fashion, performance, and digital technologies. They aim to uncover the social implications of image-making by questioning our consumption of images, conventions of pose in fashion imagery, and digital representations of bodies. Beyond this work, Laura and Alexandra teach at RMIT University.
Images can shift consciousness. Screens are ubiquitous; they are part of us and deliver images to us. Who benefits from the delivery of these images to screens, and who is able to manipulate them?
'Significant Surfaces' explores relationships between bodies and images as they are mediated by screens. By comparing the saturation of digital images with other images, such as those of our daydreams, questions are raised about the organisation, access, consumption, and authorship of images.
Every image is, however, caught up in creating our realities and identities–physical and digital... In a world where visual media dominates, we are not only composed of bodies. We are formed by images too. – Alexandra Kirkwood and Laura Banfield, 2023
@alexandrakirwood
@laurabanfield
Louise Jones and Emelia Harman, A Leaf Away, animation (still),1:39
Louise Jones and Emelia Harman are currently studying the Bachelor of Illustration and Animation at University of South Australia. Louise is passionate in animation, while Emelia specialises in illustrations. By combining their skills, they created a beautiful, fun short film about a little acorn during Autumn. The acorn is swept away on a river as the seasons change to Winter. When he wakes up, he finds himself alone and lost. But then, he sees something in the distance...
Louise Jones: @youyeese_art
Emelia Harman: @miajoanart
Luna de Lara and RongYe Zhang,
Cap & Freckles: Hibernation Hustle
, animation (still), 2:08
Two squirrel brothers named Cap and Freckles realize they have no stores for Winter and they have to gather acorns, STAT! But things go wrong when they have trouble sharing. Will Cap and Freckles be able to learn to work together so that they won't go hungry?
Luna de Lara and RongYe Zhang made this film in their third year of studying Illustration and Animation at the University of South Australia in 2023 and won 3rd place in the annual prize judged by Adelaide Festival Centre. Luna de Lara is a graduate from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Design (Illustration and Animation). She specialises in illustration, 2D animation, and writing with an interest in creating comics, children's books, video games, and compelling animations. Luna has been drawing and writing since she was a child and is inspired by animals, nature, magic, and her multi-cultural upbringing. She enjoys using art to inspire, help, and connect with others, so she takes pride in faithfully bringing her own and other’s visions to life.
RongYe Zhang is a graduate from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Design (Illustration and Animation). He specialises in illustration (digital painting and drawing), video game design, Live2D animation, and children's books. He is proficient in major design software, such as the Adobe Suite. RongYe has been inspired by all kinds of video games and animation since he was a child, and he is determined to learn all he can and become an excellent illustrator and animator. He hopes to show every idea in his mind through art and bring more joy and creativity to others and the world!
Luna de Lara: @LunaBellaMoth https://lunadelara.carrd.co/
RongYe Zhang: https://au.linkedin.com/in/rongye-zhang-a8812728a