This project was shortlisted by the City of Melbourne as part of an arts grant program entitled ‘Illuminating Melbourne.’ The intention is that the installation will be read as a parasite (the light diffuser) attaching itself to a host (the underbelly of the bridge). Like many of the animals that occupy the nook where the bridge meets the land, the parasite has chosen this space because it provides relative shelter and security from the immediate environment.
During the day the parasite seems to be “asleep” even though its form (the diffuser) ripples by reflecting and refracting the light from the river. When evening descends, the parasite seems to come alive; it awakens with pulses of light rhythmically flowing along its length. References to the way cuttlefish use pulsating lines of light to mimic their environment and alarm its predators come to mind.

Read the full project
summary here (pdf).

Renders by Pat Hamilton