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Walk inside the Art – Dark Mofo

23 Saturday Jun 2018

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It’s the last weekend of Hobart’s annual winter festival. There are various art installations across the city for “Dark Mofo”.

Here are just a few of them. Free, large scale, installations, open to everyone. Art that engages you, surrounds you, absorbs you, promotes discussion.

“Leviathan” by Matthew Schreiber
A massive geometrical sculpture wrought from lasers and light.IMG_5735IMG_5726IMG_5734IMG_5743

“Winter Fires”
Footpaths amongst the low level flames.IMG_5699IMG_5706IMG_5708IMG_5707

“Spectra” by Ryoji Ikeda
49 searchlights that reach up to 15 kms into the night sky. A beautiful, spiritual experience, especially in the rain.IMG_6019IMG_E6030IMG_6021IMG_6090IMG_6010

This is the view from our place, 15 kms from Spectra’s location.DSC01660

Paint the Town Red – Part 1

12 Tuesday Jun 2018

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As Hobart prepares to welcome it’s annual DARK MOFO festival, the city is glowing a warm red colour. Multiple buildings and structures are lit by red lights. These were the first to “paint the town red”.

This is the Tasman Bridge which crosses the River Derwent, linking the city to the Eastern Suburbs, airport and East Coast scenic route and Tasman Peninsular.DSC01548DSC01543

This is Wrest Point Hotel and Casino.DSC01558

More Faces in the Crowd

24 Saturday Feb 2018

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A local Jazz Festival has been running all week, with free twilight concerts at various parks and a foreshore boardwalk.

Due to predicted inclement weather, the weekend events were moved to a marquee. We spent the afternoon and evening listening to three different bands, with differing music styles and sounds. We joined others to be faces in the crowd.IMG_2150IMG_2124IMG_2143IMG_2108IMG_2142

A Face in the Crowd

Artists at Work

20 Tuesday Feb 2018

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This week, Hobart is hosting a “Vibrance Festival”. Seven days of live painting in a back lane in the city centre.IMG_1894IMG_1891IMG_1867

As well as the artists, there will be live music and DJ’s, local food, coffee van and a small bar.

Wander down the lane or take a seat and watch the images come to life. I’ll visit again in a few days to share the finished art.IMG_1893IMG_1865IMG_1880

Live music

03 Saturday Feb 2018

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It’s always a joy to experience live music, whatever the location, whatever the genre of music.

This evening, we attended the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s – TSO Live Session. The string section of the orchestra plus percussion, played a global programme in an outdoor setting.IMG_1201IMG_E1188IMG_1207

It was a relaxed atmosphere, bring your own deck chair, or sit on bean bag,s bar stools. In typical Tasmanian style, anything worked from suits, smart casual, jeans and work boots to board shorts and thongs (flip flops). There was beer, wine, soft drinks available, food vans offering pizza, burgers, fish and chips, chicken wraps.

Individual musicians performed before and during intervals of the TSO sets. A sell-out crowd of all ages enjoyed the live music. A band playing 1920’s music entertained the after-party. It was as fabulous five hours of varying music for a mere A$35.

 

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MONA FOMA – Festival of Music and Art

22 Monday Jan 2018

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I’ve written previously about Hobart’s MONA – Museum of Old and New Art.

Each year they hold a Festival of Music and Art – FOMA.

We went to the festival on Saturday, a full day of music on various stages, both outdoors and within the museum galleries. Musicians are invited from across the globe. We listened to a cellist from Baghdad, a Patagonian folk trio, a Sudanese singer, a classical pianist from Ukraine, soul singer from USA, Tasmanian choirs and jazz orchestra.IMG_0509IMG_0478IMG_0531IMG_0516

It is intriguing when you don’t know the musicians or their music. The festival is always an eclectic mix of sounds, creativity, people, in such a great space.

The museum has recently expanded with a new wing, new art installations, new walkways and a new tapas bar and lounge.IMG_0500IMG_0497IMG_0502IMG_0495IMG_0489IMG_0526

MONA is one of Hobart’s special places.