Best. Time. Ever.
Last weekend I was one of the lucky thirty-thousand people to attend Splendour In The Grass www.splendourinthegrass.com. Although this blog title does hint that I’m going to rave about my incredible weekend in Woodfordia, breathe a sigh of relief… Because I’m not. Best Time Ever was in fact an instillation that was just one of the displays of magic the festival had to offer to punters.
Best Time Ever www.besttimeever.com.au was a twenty-three metre long timber staircase that descended from the heavens, and up close, revealed another face - a clock face. For the duration of the weekend, the staircase, with its tactical positioning, created a sundial and was used as the festival clock. Best Time Ever mirrored the ancient staircase, The Samrat Yantra, of which shares the same latitudes. You really had to witness this big, crazy idea to comprehend its brilliance.
The instillation was a collaboration between Byron Bay based architect Dominic Finlay-Jones and Sydney artist Lauren Brincat. The pair were recruited by Splendid Arts Laboratory www.splendid.org.au, a partner of Splendour In The Grass and other leading regional and nation art agencies, who develop talent and offer new creative experiences to festival audiences. I’m already aching to see what marvels Splendid will bring to festival-goers next year!
- QH blogger Michaela Tam