Rockhampton River Festival presents
Hyper Temples with ØFFERINGS
Rod Laver Plaza (Rockhampton City, QLD)
Fri 26 - Sun 28 July 2024 7:00 PM
Location: At the Lower Bank (below the Boathouse)
Please enter via the stairs or lift on Quay Street opposite Denham Street.
Recommended for ages 12 and up. Children to be accompanied by an adult. Sessions are accesssible for all abilities.
'Hyper Temples' is described by ØFFERINGS (the artist, Melissa Gilbert) as a 'living, breathing series of tactile object-works that will morph shape and move.' In this installation, ØFFERINGS references Jungian archetypes and breathwork; the form of each object beginning ‘with an intention, a mindful breath, and a letting go as I brought their shapes into being with paper and scissors. In turn, their glorious colours attune with a broader spectral palette.'
Audiences will be invited to participate in ceremonial activations and iterative movements to break down and then build up this multi-part sculpture anew. The work’s colours and dynamic form encourage childlike wonder, pedagogical play, and even radical self-expression. Just as ‘Hyper Temples’ changes, ØFFERINGS welcomes participants to engage in new movements, conversation, new community connections and a reconstruction of the self.
All ages and abilities.
Entry to Rockhampton River Festival is FREE. Hyper Temples is a free ticketed workshop.
Terms and Conditions can be found at rockhamptonriverfestival.com.au, alongside Conditions of Entry.
Please enter via the stairs or lift on Quay Street opposite Denham Street.
Recommended for ages 12 and up. Children to be accompanied by an adult. Sessions are accesssible for all abilities.
'Hyper Temples' is described by ØFFERINGS (the artist, Melissa Gilbert) as a 'living, breathing series of tactile object-works that will morph shape and move.' In this installation, ØFFERINGS references Jungian archetypes and breathwork; the form of each object beginning ‘with an intention, a mindful breath, and a letting go as I brought their shapes into being with paper and scissors. In turn, their glorious colours attune with a broader spectral palette.'
Audiences will be invited to participate in ceremonial activations and iterative movements to break down and then build up this multi-part sculpture anew. The work’s colours and dynamic form encourage childlike wonder, pedagogical play, and even radical self-expression. Just as ‘Hyper Temples’ changes, ØFFERINGS welcomes participants to engage in new movements, conversation, new community connections and a reconstruction of the self.
All ages and abilities.
Entry to Rockhampton River Festival is FREE. Hyper Temples is a free ticketed workshop.
Terms and Conditions can be found at rockhamptonriverfestival.com.au, alongside Conditions of Entry.