Get along to the Central Goldfields Art Gallery at Maryborough these school holidays for an experience which is out of this world.
The gallery is currently hosting ‘Terminus: Jess Johnson & Simon Ward’ a Virtual Reality exhibition on tour from the National Gallery of Australia.
Inspired by Sci-Fi, comics and fantasy movies, Terminus transports the viewer into an imaginary landscape of colour and pattern populated by human clones, moving walkways and gateways to new realms. With their pioneering use of virtual reality, artists Jess Johnson and Simon Ward hold a unique position amongst contemporary art practitioners. Johnson’s drawings are transformed from analogue into digital, and from solo practice into cross-disciplinary collaboration, forming the basis of this virtual experience.
Animated by Ward, the result is Terminus: a mysterious universe of alien architecture populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols, explored via a network of travellators and gateways.
Terminus presents a quest, a choose-your-own adventure into the technological. Prepare yourself for a slippage of time and space as your journey propels you through five distinct realms.
To find out more and plan your visit to this free installation visit https://centralgoldfieldsartgallery.com.au/Terminus-Jess-Johnson-Simon-Ward~409