In October, Adelaide Festival Centre's Moving Image Program is exhibiting 'Verge' by Kellie Reynolds and 'In Tune' by Lauren Edmonds on our King William Road digital screens.
Lauren Edmonds (QLD), In Tune, moving image, 3:25 mins
Image: Lauren Edmonds, In Tune, moving image (still), 3:25 mins
In Tune is a site-specific composition combining two of three animations that Edmonds directed, animated, and composed for The Dark Side of The Moon 50th Anniversary Animated Music Video Competition (2023).
The animations were created using animation techniques, both 2D and 3D. Many elements are drawn frame by frame including the rotoscoping of recorded footage. The animations are narrative driven, while also offering an elusive thematic scope that mirrors the lyrics of the Pink Floyd songs Eclipse and Speak to Me. The artist reinterprets the iconic music of fifty years into a contemporary context, particularly through the exploration of the pervasive unease that can be experienced while living in an era of compound crises. In doing so, we can see the continued relevance of the messages and themes explored through Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon album (1973).
Edmonds is a multimedia artist living and working in the Moreton Bay region of Queensland, Australia. They graduated from Queensland College of Art at Griffith University with a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours in 2015. Their practice spans a wide range of media such as drawing, animation, installation, ceramics, and object-making. Their work often serves as socio-political commentary, aiming to spark contemplation and conversations about contemporary life.
Kelly Reynolds (SA), Verge (2-minute excerpt), moving image, 2:00 mins
Image: Kelly Reynolds, Verge, moving image (still), 12:00 mins
Adelaide Central School of Art graduate Kelly Reynolds plays with transience, humour and chance in her video and performance work. Boldly engaging with discarded objects, commonplace activities, and the unpredictable consequences of these encounters. Reynolds searches for the ‘ideal’ site within suburban hard rubbish and country dumps. Her transgressive interactions with unwanted objects piled on the verge, or declared redundant, also teeter on an emotional verge. These works exist between expressions of need, desire, loss, and rejection. Still, the work doesn’t dwell in dark corners. Absurdity and charm are employed to reveal Reynolds amusing and unexpected outcomes. From ‘The Long Game’, written by Mary-Jean Richardson
Verge is presented with support from Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation.