In 2017, Geelong was designated a UNESCO City of Design, recognising Geelong’s historical and contemporary strength in manufacturing and design. Since 2020, Geelong has welcomed the community to celebrate design through Design Week programming. This year the city is excited to open opportunities to express cutting edge digital design in this commission for the Shorts Place Projection Space. The commission is expecting innovative works that consider the relationship of nature and technology; biophilic design, eco-futurism, and deep sustainability
Open to media Artists based in the region (Geelong, Bellarine, Surf Coast, Melbourne)
Scope and responsibilities:
- Deliver a large scale 6-8 minute digital video work at required specifications
- High contrast and bright colours work best for projection.
- New and adapted work
- Shorts Place does not have sound facilities
- Windows break up projection surface and need to be considered for display of content.
Curatorial Rational: 3rd Nature at the intersection of Nature and Technology
Most often viewed as opposing poles, this commission is interested in exploring the interdependence of nature and technology. The term 3rd nature has emerged to describe this relation. The ‘first nature’ of the natural world has been so interspersed by technology ‘second nature’ that only their hybridisation remains possible. Organic Vegetables growing under LED lights in a green house, critically endangered whales with GPS tracking for conservation. Environmental repair increasingly relies on technology and new technological inventions continue to be inspired by natural systems. The commission welcomes video artworks that consider the relation of nature and technology.
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