URBAN GALLERY: Pigeon Fool, credit Kate O'Sullivan
Guides to the Festival: Tech
Step into the future with a selection of works that explore the cutting edge of creativity. From AI-powered theatre and shadow-play installations to data-driven storytelling, this part of the program is all about art, innovation and interaction.
URBAN GALLERY: Pigeon Fool
Pigeon Fool, created by Counterpilot, is a theatrical Turing Test meets game show, exploring humanness in the midst of the AI revolution. Developed in collaboration with local AI experts at Soulbotix, this new interactive tabletop theatre work blends cunning algorithms and virtual beings, to put its audience to the test.
URBAN GALLERY: Shadowgram
Shadowgram invites audiences to contribute to a wall of ideas expressed through shadows and words. A community-focused project inspired by 19th-century photogenic drawings, bringing this unique image-making process to the digital age.
URBAN GALLERY: Stasis
Stasis combines generative art and data visualisation as a medium for expressing complex human stories, fostering connection, and building understanding and compassion across communities.
URBAN GALLERY: Tokyo Rain
Step into the neon-lit dreamscape of Tokyo Rain, a bold reimagining and deconstruction of Mary Eggleston & Nycole Prowse’s narrative screenplay. Writer and performance artist Mary Eggleston joins forces with multimedia artist Möbius to dismantle and rebuild the story anew – melding past, present, and future in a multi-sensory journey.
URBAN GALLERY: Vernon Ah Kee
Vernon Ah Kee presents his new work, building upon and extending his long-term project — Dark & Disturbing. Dark & Disturbing is a curatorial and creative project that explores Aboriginal sensibilities around knowledge, identity, and protest. Dark & Disturbing interrogates power structures and provides a platform for Aboriginal voice.
URBAN GALLERY: Light Line – Kabi Kabi Country
Light Line is two new First Nations music works, which embed sound at two specific locations, one on Kabi Kabi and one on Jinibara Country — capturing the majic in the changing light of dusk and dawn.
REMIX Academy: Reimagining Regional
This special edition of REMIX Academy brings together pioneers from a myriad of industries to explore the future of culture and creativity in Australia’s dynamic regional cities.
Radical Hope Machine
Developed through a series of hands-on workshops led by artist Amanda Bennetts, the exhibition showcases the innovative solutions designed by community members through a fusion of art, technology, and sci-fi.
Horizon 2025 takes place from 02-11 May.
You’ll find live music in unexpected places, dance that moves you, art and technology, exhibitions and installations, events for the whole family, bespoke food experiences, and more — with over 50 events across 10 locations there is plenty to discover.