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Es Devlin: The Turning
The British stage designer and artist's first Australian exhibition: five new commissions made for Sydney, including a mirror maze inspired by human lungs.
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Preview: written before the show opened
One of the five new works is a mirror maze inspired by the branching structures of human lungs. Time Out sums up the show's themes as biodiversity, human history and the links between the trees in our lungs and forests. It is Es Devlin's first exhibition in Australia, by the British artist who has designed stages for the Royal Opera House, Olympic ceremonies and Super Bowl halftime shows.
The five commissions are Forest of Us, Memory Palace, Collective Portrait, Screenshare and Redraw the Edges of Yourself. They are all made for Sydney, its ecologies and its communities, and you add to them as you go, by gathering, drawing and reflecting. The museum calls the result an atmospheric environment that visitors transform.
It is free and drop-in, except on 7 and 8 November, when you book a free opening-weekend ticket. It is in PS6 on Level 3, with a lift to the mezzanine. Devlin talks with Gus Casely-Hayford on the opening Saturday.
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The lung mirror maze
A mirror maze whose layout is inspired by the branching structures of human lungs.
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- Out-Of-Town Guests
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- Es Devlin: The TurningForest of Us. Photo: Andrea Mora
- Jordan Gower: Does the moon know the well?Photograph: Jacquie Manning
- Powerhouse ParramattaPowerhouse Parramatta. Photo: Powerhouse Studio