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Coral: Rekindling Venus
To mark the Transit of Venus, the Australian High Commission, in collaboration with the Nehru Planetarium presents a digital film about the world's oceans by Lynette Wallworth. Titled Coral: Rekindling Venus, it will be shown from 6-18 June 2012 in Delhi.
The Transit of Venus and Coral: ReKindling Venus
In the 18th century, scientists around the world persuaded their governments to work together to view and measure a rare astronomical event – the Transit of Venus.
It was the first attempt in The Age of Reason at global cooperation and spurred major advances in the astronomical sciences that underpin modern day astronomy.
A quarter of a millennium later, on 5 and 6 June in the year 2012, Venus will again transit the sun.
Marking the Transit of Venus and World Environment Day, award-winning Australian artist Lynette Wallworth created the 3-D film Coral: Rekindling Venus to remind us our global community faces problems that require us to rise above our differences and cooperate for the benefit of all humanity.
About the film
Coral: Rekindling Venus takes us on an extraordinary journey into a mysterious realm of fluorescent coral reefs, bioluminescent sea creatures and rare marine life. The artist reveals to us a complex community living in the oceans most threatened by climate change.
Artist's statement
Imagine global co-operation for a global problem. Imagine corals as the barometer of climate change. Imagine we are the pivot point. Imagine rekindling Venus.
My intent is to leave the audience with a sense of wonder for the complexity of the coral community and a deep-felt longing to see it survive.
What is apparent when you watch the film is the remarkable survival mechanism already at play in the community of the coral reefs, mechanisms that will be put to the test in the coming years. We might see ourselves as two different communities interconnected in our own survival.
About the artist
Australian artist Lynette Wallworth is known for her immersive video installations that reflect the connections between people and the natural world Lynette uses photography, film and interactive technologies, like touch-based interfaces, to engage viewers and allow them to experience her works intuitively.
On one hand, her works are a celebration of beauty, revelation and wonder, and on the other they aim to build a sense of community and compassion and a richer understanding between humanity and the natural environment.
Lynette has exhibited at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Sundance Film Festival, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Auckland Triennial, England’s Brighton Festival and the Vienna Festival among others.
In April 2009, Wallworth’s largest solo show opened at the Samstag Museum of Art in South Australia as part of the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival.
Wallworth has received international awards and fellowships. She was the inaugural recipient of the Australian Film Television and Radio School’s Creative Fellowship in 2010 and has received an International Fellowship from the Arts Council of England and a New Media Arts Fellowship from the Australia Council for the Arts.
Major works: Kafka Fragmente 2010, Duality of Light 2009, Hold: Vessel 2. 2007, Evolution of Fearlessness 2006, Still/Waiting 2. 2006, Invisible by Night 2004, Hold: Vessel 1. 2001.
For more information visit: http://www.coralrekindlingvenus.com
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Australian volunteers to assist Bhutan in education and health
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Australian Minister for Sport reaches out to underprivileged children
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with Australian study choices
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