Multi-Arts Pavilion mima
This cutting-edge venue is a space where art and innovation come together. The Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima (MAP mima) is the newest addition to the exciting Lake Arts Precinct, offering a high-tech creative canvas for contemporary art and cementing Lake Macquarie’s place as a leading creative city.
Hiromi Tango, Mima : Beautiful Space
2021, illuminated artwork
Located on the exterior of the Multi-Arts Pavilion mima, Speers Point Park
Hiromi Tango is a renowned Japanese-Australian artist whose work spans sculpture, drawings, photography, installation and performance.
Mima : Beautiful Space responds both to the Awabakal name for the pavilion, meaning ‘cause to stay’, and the homophonous Japanese reading of mi and ma meaning ‘beautiful space’.
This artwork was commissioned to illuminate the architecturally significant building – creating a beacon to welcome visitors to the site and herald its arrival. Please note this is an illuminated artwork and is best viewed at dusk and early evening.
Dr Luke Hespanhol, Erin Louise Topfer, Emma (Shih Wei) Tsai, Rachel Rodriguez and Yanan Li, A night in Lake Macquarie
2021, LED lighting. This artwork is a collaboration between Lake Macquarie City Council and the Design Lab at The University of Sydney.
Located along the Speers Point Park promenade leading up to the Multi-Arts Pavilion mima
Celebrating MAP mima's experimental nature is a collaboration between Lake Macquarie City Council and the Design Lab at The University of Sydney. Led by Dr Luke Hespanhol, students undertaking studies in digital placemaking developed experimented with interactive, digital approaches to art making. 80+ metres of illuminated catenary performs for audiences as they enter this exciting new arts precinct.
A night in Lake Macquarie provides an immersive visual experience which connects us through our shared experience of looking up to the stars. Send a shooting star across the catenary or sit back and enjoy an epic star collision of colour and light. Please note this is an illuminated artwork and is best viewed at dusk and early evening.
