Video Dome

Video Dome comprised of artworks which were collaborations between artists and research scientists, which referenced astronomical phenomena and contemporary art. Inspired by ‘the sublime’, the artworks by David Carson and Paul Bourke aimed to capture the infinite and indefinable aspects of nature and the universe.

The program featured fish-eye projections which played continuously on a 30 minute loop, accompanied by a soundtrack. Viewers were immersed in a full sensory experience, surrounded with vision and sound, inside a 5 metre inflated dome. This unusual environment was a new way of experiencing projected moving images and surround-sound. The exhibition pushed the boundaries of contemporary art into the domain of planetariums and science museums.