Credits:
Edie Jo Murray , Vortex Creates, Mechanismo, Arnim Freiss
About the artwork:
The Portal Bridge highlights the crossing of the canal as a transformative moment within the Random String trail.
Playful use of light, reflection and tactile adornments accentuate the form of the structure and draw attention to the experience of crossing. Momentarily you are suspended, there is no earth beneath your feet, you stand in an in-between space.
Having travelled through the portal, you step out into a reality that is somehow different to the one you entered from. The return trail towards the canal basin provides a new view and perspective on many of the artworks you will have previously encountered. The Portal Bridge represents a shift in perception, realised via sensory-led augmentation of liminal space.
About the artists:
Edie Jo Murray is a UK-based artist with a desire to disrupt what you understand as reality. She invites audiences into imagined worlds where the rules are different and weird is welcome. Edie’s work is both eclectic and anachronistic: references to ancient myth and folklore sit alongside 90s TV nostalgia and futuristic digitally rendered environments. Edie’s focus on digital tools and immersive technologies is enriched through vibrant, sensory-driven exploration of physical media.
Vortex Creates craft immersive and memorable experiences for JOY, connecting people and wellbeing. They are concept creators, designers, makers, and project managers.
Mechanismo combines 30 years of coding, electronics and CNC experience to create joyful and engaging creative technology. They build well behaved musical robots to educate, entertain and be helpful, and specialise in fast, iterative design and prototyping.
Links and further info:
https://www.echodeltamoon.co.uk/about
https://www.vortex-creates.co.uk/
Follow Mechanismo on Twitter.
Arnim Freiss: https://www.pixelbox.ltd.uk/