Melbourne sees the inauguration of ‘RISING’, a new annual arts festival from 26 May to 6 June 2021. In the midst of the crisis in 2020, a call to artists invited ideas for works of a revolutionary nature. ‘Whether these respond to the times or reach beyond them, we invite ideas that are radical and critical; ideas that are absurd and bombastic; ideas that are contemplative and philosophical; and ideas that are celebratory and unifying,’ Co-Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek said.
Maree Clarke, Ancestral Memory, 2019, blown and coldworked glass and steel. Courtesy the artist and Canberra Glassworks, Australian Capital Territory
Presentations include ‘Golden Square’ showcasing large-scale building projections, murals and melting columns of frozen lake water, and Indigenous artists Maree Clark and Mitch Mahoney manifest the Spirit Eel with a projection on the façade of Hamer Hall titled Ancestral Memory, as well as music, performance, ceremonial events, and more.
