Monday, 1 August 2022
Illuminart’s stories in light would not exist without the creative community who connect with us. Constellation is an adventurous synchronised multi-site vision that has been two and a half years in the making. It has been a wonderful collaboration that shines the light on many talented regional artists, animators and innovators. We would like to tell you about these contributors.
Cumulatively, including illuminart’s core team, the Constellation creative team numbers nearly fifty people. This includes regional consultants, visual artists and illustrators, researchers, writers, animators, community voices, editors and coordinators. Some people have assisted in plural capacities across more than one story. We often commission artists to work with us in a variety of paid roles. We also run auditions for regional voices and work with local creatives to co-ordinate outreach. Whatever engagement models are chosen on any project, the most important aspects of each of our projects are the participating artists and creative people in the communities. We see the involvement of these regional collaborators as imperative if we are to share local stories that truly reflect the personal relationships between community and place. This emphasis is also reflected in the Constellation activities trail that accompanies the stories in light trail.
It’s really exciting for all of the contributors to have a project like this up and running in local areas across SA for a number of reasons. We primarily all come from and/or live in regional SA and love our Country deeply. We care deeply about the environmental concerns that are unique to each area and Constellation is really focused on positive stories that bring attention to the excellent innovations and focuses of each region and that help people connect with possibility and hope about our future in the here and now.
It’s also a great opportunity to both support and to shine the light on regional artists who often miss opportunities that are available to artists in urban centres. Illuminart is thrilled to work with regional artists in this way, assisting them in developing their art practice and connection by providing digital upskilling opportunities and menteeships as described in Port to Port. In some cases those artists have become a core part of our art team, like Sue Wegener, who works remotely from Louth Bay on the Eyre Peninsula.
Let’s celebrate our regional creatives! Here’s some more detail about each of the artists who are part of the Constellation program. If you would like to get in touch with any of these artists, please contact illuminart and we will help you establish a connection. To find out more about the stories themselves, we have written a blog about that!
For a full list of credits for each story please scroll down or visit our Constellation project page to discover this information enriched by other details about the full stories in light program and events trail.
The unique synchronised content along the Constellation trail would never have been possible without illuminart’s partnerships with District Council of Karoonda East Murray, Regional Council of Port Pirie, Flinders Ranges Council, Copper Coast Council and the Berri Barmera Council and support from Arts SA. We are thrilled to have been able to consolidate our science themed efforts with support from National Science Week.
The Constellation collection of 11 unique new Science+Art themed fact and fiction feature stories played every night in August 2022 across five featured sites, comprising two stories at each site with the exception of Quorn which developed an extra one to promote their regional trails. The new science themed stories are between 15 to 30 minutes in total. Constellation created a fabulous new way to enjoy the end of the darkest part of the year with the chance to come rugged up to a unique festival under the stars, bringing people out to enjoy the beautiful constellations above us, mirrored by the vibrant synchronised displays across the Constellation projection sites. We posted sneak peeks and updates into the Facebook event discussion tabs that revealed some of the wonderful artwork you can see in the stories. We also shone a light on the activities trail.
Even though this year’s project period has ended, these permanent projection landmarks continue to light up at sunset and the Constellation stories now form part of an ongoing roster of curated content that appears at each site throughout the year. Specific start, loop and stop times for each site are detailed at Constellation. When you visit these unique illuminations, make sure you grab your picnic, your rug and chair and watch the countdown while you enjoy the sunset.
CREDITS FOR EACH STORY
The Light in the Sky (Karoonda Story 1)
Writer: Michael Mills
Visual Artist: Susanne Wegener
Visual Artist: Georgie Sharp
Animator: Susanne Wegener
Malli the Malleefowl voice: Benjamin Rohde
All other voices: Kate Fitzgerald, Josiah Spode, Hazel Spode, Connie Spode, Kathleen Pike, Lisa Dorian, Meleeta Van Laarhoven, Shania Richards, Arna Reed, Luke Zero Shaw, Sophia Hamilton, Sarah Brokensha, Michael Mills, Andrew Male, Cassandra Fowler
Voice Coordinator: Sarah-Jane Cook
Story Editor: Cindi Drennan
A Ray of Hope (Karoonda Story 2)
Writer: Michael Mills
Visual Artist: Samuel Wannan
Animator: Luke Zero Shaw
Voices: Narrators… Andrew Male, Meleeta Van Laarhoven
Future people… Ruth Tulloch, Cassandra Fowler, Luke Zero Shaw
Time Travel Institute operatives… Kate Fitzgerald and Sarah Brokensha
Time travellers… Ruth Tulloch, Benjamin Rhode, Luke Zero Shaw
Voice Coordinator: Sarah-Jane Cook
Sound Designer and Story Editor: Cindi Drennan
Our Self-Drive Self-Fly Adventure (Quorn Story 1)
Writer/Researcher: Nisa Schebella
Consultants: Jacinta Hannigan, Angie Finlay, Cindi Drennan
Character Designer / Animator: Alice Peacock
Voices: Michael Mills, Cindi Drennan
Voice Coordinator: Michael Mills
Drone Footage: John Simpson
Story Editor: Cindi Drennan
The Quorn Pithi Kawi Bush Tucker Trail (Quorn Story 2)
Writer/Researcher: Nisa Schebella
Consultants: Andrea Tschirner, Jacinta Hannigan, Angie Finlay, Jared Thomas, Cindi Drennan
Visual Artist: Susanne Wegener
Animators: Susanne Wegener, Luke Zero Shaw, Alice Peacock
Voices: Michelle Nightingale
Voice Coordinator: Michael Mills
Story Editor: Cindi Drennan
Bush Food Cook Off 3175 (Quorn Story 3)
Writer: Alysha Herrmann
Visual Artist: Danica Morgan
Animator: Alice Peacock
Voices: Sarah Brokensha, Cindi Drennan
Voice Coordinator: Michael Mills
Story Editor: Alice Peacock, Cindi Drennan
The Story of the Motherfish (Barmera Story 1)
Writer: Michael Mills
Visual Artist: Kat Bell, Michael Rostig, Lyn Anstey, Susie Skujins
Animator: Michael Rostig
Voices: The Motherfish… Michelle Nightingale
The carp… Michael Mills
Music: Michael Mills
Voice Coordinator: Sarah-Jane Cook
Story Editor: Michael Mills
Return of the Murray Cod (Barmera Story 2)
Writer: Michael Mills
Visual Artist: Kat Bell, Michael Rostig, Lyn Anstey, Susie Skujins
Animator: Michael Rostig
Voices: Ziggy pelican… Andrew Male
Janice pelican… Shania Richards
Professor Jordan Morgan… Sarah Brokensha
MC Turtle… Kathleen Pike
Big Brother Carp… Michael Mills
The Motherfish… Michelle Nightingale
Music: Michael Mills
Voice Coordinator: Sarah-Jane Cook
Story Editor: Michael Mills
Songs in the Barmera Stories, written and recorded by Michael Mills and performed by
“Sisters and Brothers”… Sarah Brokensha
“Hear me”… Michelle Nightingale
“Come all ye brothers”… Michael Mills
“If you listen”… Cassandra Fowler and Michael Mills.
“Here in Barmera”… Michael Mills and Laura Williams
“Let’s follow the stars”… Michael Mills and Laura Williams
Copper: An Essential Element of Life (Wallaroo Story 1)
Writer/Researcher: Susanne Wegener
Visual Artist: Susanne Wegener
Animator: Susanne Wegener
Voices: Andrew Male
Voice Coordinator: Sarah-Jane Cook, Michael Mills
Story Editor: Cindi Drennan
Always, Avril (Wallaroo Story 2)
Writer: Alysha Herrmann
Visual Artist: Luke Zero Shaw, Michael Rostig
Animator: Michael Rostig
Sound and Generated voice design: Luke Zero Shaw
Story Editor: Luke Zero Shaw
The Tides of Life (Port Pirie Story 1)
Research Writer: Kellie St.John-Sweeting
Consultants: Greg Bannon, Anita Nedosyko, Georgia Northcott, Jared Thomas
Script writers: Michael Mills, Cindi Drennan
Visual Artists: Georgia Northcott, Alexia Flight
Dolphin Videography: Adam Linnett
Cuttlefish Videography: Dan and Emma Monceaux
Animators: Alice Perry, Luke Zero Shaw
Voice: Ben Rohde
Voice Coach: Michael Mills
Story Editor: Cindi Drennan
Bridge to Somewhere (Port Pirie Story 2)
Writer: Alysha Herrmann
Researcher: Samantha Ray
Consultants: Kellie StJohn-Sweeting, Georgia Northcott
Visual Artists: Kat Bell, Georgia Northcott,Cindi Drennan, Aimee Gladigau
Animators: Luke Zero Shaw, Alice Peacock
Voices: Michael Mills, Samantha Ray, Laura Williams
Story Editor: Cindi Drennan
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