Curious Creatures

By Jimmy McGilchrist
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Project Description

Beyond the confines of the festival fencing exists a hybrid parallel world inhabited by strange and beautiful creatures. Strange encounters are reported from the Splendour In The Grass festival site as Curious Creatures venture in from the surrounding woods. The creatures are revealed at first by the sounds of twigs crunching under their claw-like feet and wailing cries, then their shadows appear on perimeter fencing as if they are walking around behind the fence. On the inside as punters approach the fence their shadows appear on the fence and via this they are able to interact with the shadows of the curious creatures.

your contribution

We are seeking support to help pay some of the artists involved and cover hire equipment including speakers, lighting, and a smoke machine for the Install at Splendour. This support will make a huge difference to the project and those involved and will get us over the last hurdles before the final installation.

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SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS - Woodford QLD (July 29 - 31)

                     

the team

Artist: Jimmy McGIlchrist

Software Development: rezon8, Adelaide

    Lachy Dowd - Tech Director

Animation: Monkeystack, Adelaide

Games Design: Matt Ditton - Head of Games Design Griffith Film School Brisbane

Sound Design: SAE Institute Byron Bay

    Tyler Solleder: Sound Supervisor

    Carlos Pagotto: Lead Sound Designer

    Martin Kvale: Assistant Sound Designer

    Chris Johnson: Assistant Sound Designer

    Stefan Hedberg: Assistant Sound Recordist

    Adam Barclay: Assistant Sound Recordist

    Aaron Innis: Assistant Sound Recordist

    Johan Dreyer: Assistant Sound Recordist

where we are at

Development: July (2010) - Feb (2011) - COMPLETE

Production: March (2011) - June (2011) - COMPLETE

aInstallation: Lismore Lantern Parade - June 20th - 26th (2011) - COMPLETE

Production: June 27th - July 21st (2011) COMMENCED

Installation Splendour In The Grass: July 22nd - August 1st (2011) 16 SLEEPS

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This project was developed through the Splendid arts program and commissioned for Splendour in the Grass 2011. Splendid is a Lismore Regional Gallery project, in partnership with Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA), Splendour in the Grass and funded through the Opportunities for Young and Emerging Artists Initiative (OYEA) of the Australia Council.

Project By

Jimmy McGilchrist
Adelaide, SA
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My name is Jimmy McGilchrist, I was born and grew up on a small property in Seven Hills in the Clare Valley SA. As an artist, entrepreneur screen media practitioner and the creative director at rezon8, I work with new media technologies and although I don't touch any code all of what I do is influenced by fascination for the infinite and intricate relationships between the numbers 1 and 0. My skills lie in the re-interpretation of emerging technologies for creative expression and I'm passionate about anything which lingers at the intersection of art and science.
After completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts specializing in New Media at the University of South Australia and AudioVisual Production in Valencia, Spain, in 2008 I completed a Diploma in Screen and Media Studies at the Media Arts Production Skills course in Adelaide. I’m currently exhibiting interactive digital media work home and abroad most notably 'wake me if I’m sleeping' which is touring in the Experimenta exhibition nationally showing also at the Shanghai Expo 2010. Day to day I’m involved with a range of augmented reality and interactive digital media projects where with my co-colaborator Darryn Van Someren we are interested in works which facilitate surreal and playful interaction at the meeting point between human and digital interface.
Check out Swarm, an interactive work we produced for the Next Wave festival in 2010 - http://vimeo.com/13667869
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