SA’s story is being writ large on the State Library’s walls
November 11, 2015 10:45pm
TIM LLOYD The Advertiser
THINK BIG: The State Library’s Bev Scott with Cindi Drennan from Illuminart at the library’s beautiful graphic wall. Picture: SAM WUNDKE
THE IMMENSE archives of the State Library of South Australia are being lit and writ large on the library’s walls.
At night, when the doors close, the library’s collections come out as bright projections on the outside of the Institute Building on the corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.
Dubbed “The Story Wall”, the library has taken advantage of developments in large scale projections to show off its enormous resources.
Whether they be unusual and fascinating stories, oddball South Australians, or new angles on our history, the new permanent installation is designed to draw in passers-by.
Photographs, artworks, newspaper articles and documents are blown up into enormous images creatively enhanced by artist Cindi Drennan and her team at Illuminart — similar to the Northern Lights at the 2008 Adelaide Festival.
Director, Alan Smith, said The Story Wall concept, two years in the making, was made possible through bequest funds.
“I’m delighted to see this innovative exhibition experience at the library, the first of its kind on any cultural institution in Australia,” he said.
The Story Wall screens every night of the year — sunset to midnight during summer — and early next year, the library will add an interactive zone.
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