Enter The Third Space (2022), Powerhouse
A game-inspired pixel art animation ruminating on the possibilities for connection and speculative imaginings that linger between our public and private worlds. The animation extends upon sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s idea of the ‘Third Space’, as locations where we can hang out, exchange ideas and form connections outside of home and work. By introducing a mystical world inhabited by Gucci-dressed avatars, where nature grows abundant amid playful communal spaces, the work reflects the rise of the virtual as a much needed Third Space, particularly in a climate of physical and social isolation, and exclusion.
Digital art/video Installation, 4 minutes 30 seconds, 1920 x 1080 pixels, sampling Synthwave Vintage Future Synth 80s Retro Game Futuristic Music by REDproductions from pixabay.com, Sydney, Australia, commissioned by Powerhouse 2022.
Photo by Hamish McIntosh