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Made in collaboration with Deb Jones as CHEB art and design
2015
Responding to the architectural vision of Flinders at Tonsley, Deb Jones and Christine Cholewa aka CHEB, revisit the basic principles of light, refraction and reflection through their site-specific installation Access All Levels. The work, inspired by the voids and expansive light wells that are a feature of the building, speaks directly to the architects guiding design principles – to capture connections, reveal the purpose and create a place you would rather be.
With the use of large scale custom designed mirrors CHEB extend lines of sight, opening portals to unexpected vistas and offering viewers an uncanny experience of seeing through the building. Cleverly positioned reflective glass transports the unsuspecting from the ground floor to a view from the third floor, enabling them to look around corners and back to where they have come from.
During their discussions with the architects HASSELL, CHEB raised the notion of applying a similar version of their concept to the ‘meeting stations’ on levels 1-5. This would see large sections of angled mirror incorporated on each of the meeting units further inviting building occupants to engage with and explore the space as they travel through it. The result compliments the larger work of art extending interactions with the building itself.
© Flinders University Art Museum 2015
“Responding to the architectural vision of Flinders at Tonsley, Deb Jones and Christine Cholewa aka CHEB, revisit the basic principles of light, refraction and reflection through their site-specific installation Access All Levels. The work, inspired by the voids and expansive light wells that are a feature of the building, speaks directly to the architects guiding design principles – to capture connections, reveal the purpose and create a place you would rather be.
With the use of large scale custom designed mirrors CHEB extend lines of sight, opening portals to unexpected vistas and offering viewers an uncanny experience of seeing through the building. Cleverly positioned reflective glass transports the unsuspecting from the ground floor to a view from the third floor, enabling them to look around corners and back to where they have come from.
During their discussions with the architects HASSELL, CHEB raised the notion of applying a similar version of their concept to the ‘meeting stations’ on levels 1-5. This would see large sections of angled mirror incorporated on each of the meeting units further inviting building occupants to engage with and explore the space as they travel through it. The result compliments the larger work of art extending interactions with the building itself.”
© Flinders University Art Museum 2015