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You probably know the artist Rone best for creating gigantic, captivating murals that transform historic (and often abandoned) spots like North Geelong’s Powerhouse Station and the Flinders Street Ballroom. Now, the Geelong-born, Melbourne-based artist is taking on a new major work – one so big you'll be able to walk through it.
The large-scale installation, titled ‘Home’, will see the artist expand his immersive practice into a retail tenancy as a shopfront at Chadstone Shopping Centre is reconstructed into an Australian weatherboard home. Visitors can step inside the work, which stretches across multiple rooms, with each space fully fitted out with set design, lighting and sound elements. As you explore the nostalgic, time-worn interiors in various states of decay, a contrast between the shopping centre's slick and polished architecture invites a moment of reflection.
The installation marks Rone’s first major Melbourne exhibition in three years and is open to the public from June 11 to July 12 as part of Chadstone’s inaugural Light to Night festival, which features a bold program of art, food and music.
Other highlights of the event include a collab with the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to host the World’s Longest Dinner; a culinary storytelling series hosted by familiar faces from Australia's hospo scene; after-dark live music performances; wellness workshops with Kaya Health Club; a high-energy ‘Hype Night’ at Hijinx Hotel; and ‘Through the Looking Glass’, another major art installation that uses mind-bending glass and lightwork to bounce off Chadstone’s gridshell roof
Rone’s Home will also get a school holiday program shake-up as younger generations are invited to explore the installation through various hands-on experiences.
The installation is free to visit (and takes about 20 minutes to walk through), but bookings are strongly encouraged. Find out more here.
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