Grove Illuminated is a site-responsive projection and sound installation transforming a quiet laneway in Ocean Grove into an immersive environment of light, sound, and ecological memory. Led by visual artist and motion designer Chloe Holliday, the work layers moving image and spatial audio to reimagine the site as a living, responsive field of coastal memory and atmosphere.
Grove Illuminated
Ocean Grove VIC, 2025
Site-responsive projection + sound installation
Immersive laneway activation
Ecological / place-based audiovisual mapping
Concept
The installation draws from field recordings and visual material gathered in Takayna, an ancient rainforest in Tasmania’s north-west. These recordings form the basis of an audiovisual environment that explores the relationship between place, ecological fragility, and collective perception. Rather than presenting narrative in a linear way, the work constructs a layered spatial experience where sound, projection, and architecture interact in real time.
Installation
The laneway environment was transformed through large-scale projections mapped across architectural surfaces, creating shifting atmospheres of light and movement. An intimate screening of Takayna was embedded within the space, accompanied by original wildlife recordings recorded by Holliday In parallel, photographic works were installed within the adjacent café space, extending the visual language of the installation into a secondary viewing environment.
Context
Grove Illuminated was developed as an independent, site-led installation presented within a community setting, integrating projection, sound, photography, and spatial design into a single cohesive environment. The project also included live music, local artists, local gallery and curated site activations as part of a broader evening program. Developed and presented as an independent site-responsive installation in collaboration with local artists and community spaces.
Press
https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bellarinetimes/news/alleyway-awakens-for-nature-inspired-night/
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