Samara McIlroy  talks with Document://Bimblebox artists Liz Mahood and Gerald Soworka about the artwork. photo James Sullivan

Opening Night for Document://Bimblebox!!!!

A little bit of Bimblebox Nature Refuge to be experienced in Launceston. photo James Sullivan

Samara McIlroy, Document://Bimblebox Curator and Jill Sampson Bimblebox Art Project Coordinator at Sawtooth ARI on opening night. photo James Sullivan.

Samara, Jill, Catherine, Gerald and Liz catch up in Launceston. photo James Sullivan

Opening night viewing. photo James Sullivan

After two days of installation and many months of planning and organisation, a little bit of Bimblebox Nature Refuge travelled to Launceston in Tasmania.  Document://Bimblebox is open to the public at Sawtooth ARI, until April 27.

Go See, Go Hear, Go to Learn, Go to Understand…Go and Experience Something of Bimblebox Nature Refuge

Alpha Mail Series (detail), Gerald Soworka. photo Jill Sampson

Imprinting Boundaries and Netting Fences, Jude Roberts. photo Jill Sampson

Bimblebox Imprints, Jude Roberts. photo Jill Sampson

Coalface (Crow, Wagtail, Double-Barred Finches, Peaceful Dove, Gerygone, Apostles, Bush Stone-curlews), Alison Clouston and Boyd. photo Jill Sampson

The above artwork by Alison and Boyd incorporates digital images and sound recorded at Bimblebox Nature Refuge.

Resource, Donna Davis. photo Jill Sampson

Copy This One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Siz Liz Mahood. photo Jill Sampson

Meanwhile…at Bimblebox, Samara McIlroy (with contributions from the Document://Bimblebox Artists, plus Maureen Cooper, Sonya Duus, Paola Cassoni, Fred Baker and Sharyn Munro). photo Jill Sampson

Samara’s artwork invites visitors to the exhibition to type their own letter or message.  Also included in Document://Bimblebox is Samara’s digital video titled ‘Titanic Too’.

Multifocul, Glenda Orr. photo Jill Sampson

Vanishing Food Bowls (detail), Jill Sampson. photo courtesy of the artist.

A digital presentation edited by Samara contains photos and words from Sonya Duus who has had a long connection to Bimblebox Nature Refuge.  Sonya has taken many beautiful photographs whilst at Bimblebox some of which are included in this exhibition.  Sonya’s photos and words are accompanied by ‘Bimblebox – a journey’, lyrics and music written, composed and recorded by Liz Mahood. This is a beautiful and powerful digital presentation which you will have to visit the gallery to experience.