Flashover is an immersive media artwork that reimagines the devastating force of the Black Summer fires, based on a volunteer firefighter’s personal experiences. The project is led by Dr Robert Walton from the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, and visual artist Dr C J Taylor.
The experience encourages audiences to look beyond the human viewpoint and encounter bushfires from the perspectives of flora, fauna and the fire itself. Audiences move through several distinctive spaces and encounter a cast of characters, including virtual representations of real-life volunteer firefighters and animated wildlife.
