Absences & Silences

Absences and Silences is a quintet of outdoor light, projection, and sound installations by 2nd Year VCA BFA Production students located around the Southbank campus – in and around the Elisabeth Murdoch Building, Music Building, Wilin Garden, The Hub Building and Friends Courtyard.

Using Absences and Silences as a point of departure, each group has transformed an often overlooked or liminal outdoor space into dynamic new worlds through light, sound and projection.

Together, the five installations invite audiences to experience anew parts of the campus that are often ignored or unseen. These works form a journey through the campus, beginning at the rear of the Elisabeth Murdoch Building and unfolding through each installation before arriving at the Friends Courtyard.

Discover and linger… 

Time
The exhibition will be open 7PM - 9PM.

Location
The starting point will be the popcorn stand behind the Elisabeth Murdoch Building, in the Yinga-Dha Courtyard, where visitors will be given instruction on the best pathway to follow. The installations can be entered from either Grant St or St Kilda Road. This is an open outdoor event so please respect the installations and the personal space of others when viewing the works.

Weather
Absences and Silences is an all-weather event and will go ahead in rain or wind.  Please come prepared for the elements by wearing appropriate footwear, dressing warmly and in wet weather clothing if required. Umbrellas are allowed, but please be courteous of other patrons when using them. 

Content Warnings
This outdoor exhibition will contain strobe lighting, theatrical smoke and dynamic sound may be employed

Image: Photo by Drew Beamer on Unsplash

FOUNDERS ROOM ENTRANCE/EMB REAR WALL
Nithish Athalage – Lighting
Mia Humphries – Lighting
Leo Gorrion – Sound
Jason Sridher – Lighting/Vision

MUSIC BUILDING STAIRWELL
Joseph Corcoran – Lighting
Harvey Lansley – Sound/Vision
Thomas Sully – Lighting/Vision
Scarlett Whyte – Lighting

WILIN GARDEN ADJACENT
Zachary Ali – Lighting/Vision
Christian Previtera – Lighting/Sound
Miranda Zabel – Lighting

REAR HUB BUILDING ALCOVE
Hannah Croft – Lighting
Grey Donaldson – Sound/Vision
Ryan Milich – Vision
Megan Rogers – Lighting
Olivia Ryan – Lighting

FRIEND’S COURTYARD
Benjamin Mazzarella – Lighting
Zoe Quattrocchi – Sound
Luis Siopa – Lighting/Vision
Maddie Swearer - Lighting

Academic Staff
Dr Martyn Coutts, John Ford, Lisa Mibus, Matt Scott and Jethro Woodward

Production Coordinator
Rex Lockyer

• Please arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time to secure your seat. Due to high demand, if you have not arrived by the start of the event, your ticket may be released to any waiting patrons at the door. 

• Please stay home if you feel unwell, even with mild symptoms. Face masks are welcome in all settings for community and personal safety.    

• Admission to any of our concerts and events is strictly at the discretion of Front of House. We have zero tolerance for any disrespectful behaviour.  

PARKING 

The City of Melbourne has changed the parking restrictions around the Southbank Campus. Parking control hours are now expanded to 7am–10pm, seven days per week, and are capped at three hours. A $2-per-hour fee after 7pm is also now in place. There is no change to the $4-per-hour peak rate between 7am–7pm. Parking inspectors are regularly in the area fining drivers who overstay their meter, so we encourage everyone to be aware and avoid an expensive fine.  

ACCESSIBILITY 

We are committed to making our events accessible and will accommodate requirements wherever possible. All venues at the Southbank campus are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us at fineartsmusic-tickets@unimelb.edu.au if you have any questions. 

Read more about accessibility at our venues.