Under the canopy of Tasmania’s rainforests, dappled light dances with the wind, breaking through wherever it can. Light Forest takes that light source...

Light Forest

Location:

Barangaroo Headland
Australia

Light Forest
Light Forest

Artist Details

Duncan Meerding

Duncan Meerding

Hobart-based lighting and furniture designer, Duncan Meerding takes his inspiration from the natural beauty found across Tasmania. As a legally blind artist with less than 5% of his sight remaining, Duncan’s work reflects the alternative sensory world he inhabits. Peripheral light and refractions and sensory detail feature heavily in his work. Duncan is also committed to working with sustainable products. Where possible, he works with discarded timber, leaning into the material's natural imperfections rather than trying to hide them.

Access and Inclusion

  • Audio Described - Audio description is a service provided for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Trained audio describers give live, objective, verbal descriptions.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.

Event Details

Under the canopy of Tasmania’s rainforests, dappled light dances with the wind, breaking through wherever it can. Light Forest takes that light source from the canopy sky to inside the tree trunks themselves, light pulsating and dancing from within, reaching out through cracks and cuts.

Using salvaged wood to form a series of tree trunks standing tall in a clearing, the work also encourages us to reconsider the life still within these materials. The dappled light also mirrors the artist’s own alternative sensory world as a legally blind person with less than 5% vision, where light pulses through cracks in tree trunks and shadows play.

Country represented by installation: Australia

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Access and Inclusion

  • Audio Described - Audio description is a service provided for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Trained audio describers give live, objective, verbal descriptions.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.