Unhomely

Richards, K; Gibson, RJ; Seymour, A

Unhomely

Richards, K Gibson, RJ Seymour, A

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Publisher:: ISEA 2013
Publication Type:: Exhibition
Citation:: Unhomely

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dc.contributor.author	Richards, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gibson, RJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Seymour, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5553-1138	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	curatorial-committee, HWIOTP	en_US
dc.date	2013-06-08	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Unhomely	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31847
dc.description.abstract	Unhomely is a site specific work created for ISEA 2013, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic art. The work is situated within the historic Reynolds Cottage in Sydneys The Rocks. As winters dusk encroaches on The Rocks, a dream of past occupants and events unfolds through the windows of Reynolds Cottage. Four computers project a stream of weather events and disturbing historical imagery onto the windows of the front and rear facades of the cottage, setting loose an historical reverie and reanimating a site soaked in centuries of humanity. The spectacle is uncanny, luminous and touching. This old home gets transformed into an uncanny magic lantern disclosing a dark citys yearning. The body of this historical imagery is constituted from an archive of 3000 Sydney crime scene photographs dated from 1945-1960. Images were selected from this archive based on their geographic relevance, incorporating several local crimes, from murders to petty theft, abortion and illegal gambling. Unhomely utilises these images to reimagine their factual and documentary status. It explores the hidden dimensions of historical material stored in archives, and how such material might form the basis for a creative reimagining of the lives of the Rocks residents. It doing so it explores the forgotten and untold stories of this areas inhabitants. Unhomely was exhibited as part of ISEA 2014. ISEA is one of worlds premiere exhibitions of electronic art. Its exists to promote interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organisations and individuals working with art, science and technology. Unhomely included Nostalgia of the New, an artists panel discussion at the MCA.	en_US
dc.format	Site specific, multi-media installation	en_US
dc.publisher	ISEA 2013	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Unhomely	en_US
dc.title	Unhomely	en_US
dc.type	Exhibition
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Online, SMH	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Online, SMH
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Creative Practices Group
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.consider-herdc	false	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney	en_US
pubs.start-date	2013-06-08	en_US
pubs.rights-statement	Unhomely is a site specific work created for ISEA 2013, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art. The work was situated within the historic Reynolds Cottage in Sydney’s The Rocks. As winter’s dusk encroaches on The Rocks, a dream of past occupants and events unfolds through the windows of Reynold’s Cottage. Four computers project a stream of weather events and disturb the present by broadcasting historical imagery onto the windows of the front and rear facades of the cottage, setting loose a historical reverie and reanimating a site soaked in centuries of humanity. The spectacle is uncanny, luminous and touching. This old home gets transformed into an uncanny magic lantern disclosing a dark city’s yearning. The body of this historical imagery is constituted from an archive of 3,000 Sydney crime scene photographs from 1945-1960. Images were selected from this archive based on their geographic relevance, incorporating several local crimes, from murders to petty theft, ‘backyard’ abortion and illegal gambling. Unhomely utilises these images to reimagine their factual and documentary status. It explores the hidden dimensions of historical material stored in archives, and how such material might form the basis for a creative reimagining of the lives of the Rocks’ residents. In doing so it explores the forgotten and untold stories of this area’s inhabitants, many of whom are disadvantaged. ISEA exists to promote interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organisations and individuals working with art, science and technology. It is one of the world’s premier exhibitions of electronic art.	en_US

Abstract:

Unhomely is a site specific work created for ISEA 2013, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic art. The work is situated within the historic Reynolds Cottage in Sydneys The Rocks. As winters dusk encroaches on The Rocks, a dream of past occupants and events unfolds through the windows of Reynolds Cottage. Four computers project a stream of weather events and disturbing historical imagery onto the windows of the front and rear facades of the cottage, setting loose an historical reverie and reanimating a site soaked in centuries of humanity. The spectacle is uncanny, luminous and touching. This old home gets transformed into an uncanny magic lantern disclosing a dark citys yearning. The body of this historical imagery is constituted from an archive of 3000 Sydney crime scene photographs dated from 1945-1960. Images were selected from this archive based on their geographic relevance, incorporating several local crimes, from murders to petty theft, abortion and illegal gambling. Unhomely utilises these images to reimagine their factual and documentary status. It explores the hidden dimensions of historical material stored in archives, and how such material might form the basis for a creative reimagining of the lives of the Rocks residents. It doing so it explores the forgotten and untold stories of this areas inhabitants. Unhomely was exhibited as part of ISEA 2014. ISEA is one of worlds premiere exhibitions of electronic art. Its exists to promote interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organisations and individuals working with art, science and technology. Unhomely included Nostalgia of the New, an artists panel discussion at the MCA.

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