Blinc – not Blink-182
Ok it would be a thrill to see the legendary rock trio legends Blink-182 perform along the Torrens riverbank precinct, but Adelaide Festival’s Blinc is also one event worth catching. And, to my knowledge, there is no internal bickering between Blinc’s talented digital and audio-visual artists, unlike the band.
Rest assured though, you will be able to get your fix of drama, whilst strolling along Elder Park, the Adelaide Festival Centre and the Torrens admiring the provoking and inspiring experimental digital art installations. On display every night from 8:30pm during the Adelaide Festival of Arts 27 February to 15 March 2015, you will have the opportunity to explore and experience the digital and interactive media creative works from both internationally renowned and emerging artists.
We were a little bummed not being able to make the official 2015 festival opening night party, which included the switch on of Blinc, but were rewarded by not being crowd swamped when we arrived after 9pm on Sunday night. Adelaide was pumping, being the Adelaide Cup long weekend and having the WOMADelaide, Fringe and Adelaide Arts Festivals in full swing. We managed to locate a 2-hour event carpark along King William Road, just past the Adelaide Oval, not far from O’Connell Street.
Let’s just say we needed more than 2-hours! This would make for a really lengthy post if I was to continue on describing each display experience, so instead I will earmark one creation. What was special to me was entering the transformed Elder Park Rotunda where my now husband, Chad, bent down on one knee and proposed to me 5 years ago. UK/NZ collective Squidsoup installed a beautiful walkthrough LED light experience named Submergence. From afar one can view the rotunda’s changing light, but one must enter the illuminated space to truly immerse themselves in this interactive experience. Suspended from the rotunda’s ceiling are hundreds of individual points of LED lights swaying with the movement of people entering, admiring and exiting the space. I was mesmerised at one point.
Blinc was certainly worth a look and did I mention was free!