hokus pokus
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Hokus Pokus visually references 19th century magic, early cinema and traveling science shows, alluding to the proximity between the history of magic and the genesis of both optical time-based media and the brain sciences. This new interactive artwork examines illusionistic and performative aspects of magic to explore human perception, senses and movement.
A magician appears on 3 separate screens performing tricks that use sleight-of-hand and deception. How the tricks unfold over time and across the screens depends on the participant’s movements and reactions in the space.
The installation continues Michele Barker and Anna Munster’s artistic research into perception, neuroscience and the histories of visual culture and media. It takes inspiration from recent neuroscientific interest in magic as a way of unraveling the relations between vision and movement in human perception.
Michele Barker & Anna Munster
Event Snapshot
When:
- Between Thursday 03 November and Saturday 26 November from 10.00 to 17.00
Where:
Performance Space @ CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street (corner of Codrington Street) Eveleigh 2015 Venue details
Cost:
Free
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More Info:
Performance Space
(02) 8571 9111
admin@performancespace.com.au
How to get to this event:
Nearest Public Transport: Train: Macdonaldtown or Redfern Station. Bus: Closest stop is the Sydney University stop at Codrington Street on City Road/King Street. From Central, take the Newtown buses 422, 423, 426 or 428, as well as the 370 or 352.
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Location
Performance Space @ CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street (corner of Codrington Street) Eveleigh 2015
