This project attempts to drive economic renewal in a Brisbane locality called Stone’s Corner by creating a vibrant “bazaar” each Saturday evening with events relating to world culture and music. This weekly event would expose visitors to the existing retail and food venues, encouraging repeat visits and business investment.
I have created a flexible theme for the Stone's Corner Bazaar that fuses the area's cultural identity (tessellated patterns influenced by North-East Africa and the Middle East) with music (Cymatics: the study of visible sound).
By sprinkling salt on a metal plate and playing a sustained frequency underneath, the salt forms geometric patterns. These patterns are reinterpreted as bright motifs to be splashed across the walls, stalls, floors and furniture of Stone's Corner.
Video of a Chladni plate in action.
Playing a sustained frequency through lit water creates symbols similar to the sacred geometry found in Middle Eastern and North African art and architecture. These more subdued and self-contained symbols complement the brash chladni patterns.
A monthly newsletter to be inserted into local papers and street press. It contains profiles of local food, fashion and music, and a schedule of the month’s events.
The front cover features an ever-changing title treatment, reflecting the theme of the issue and referencing the culture of hand lettering emerging in Stone's Corner.
This animation is projected onto the ground or walls to accompany musical performances. It is dynamically generated by applying a kaleidoscope effect to video from the stage, lights and audience.