Life After Wartime

suite of multimedia artworks - 1999 ongoing

Life After Wartime is a suite of multimedia artworks by Kate Richards and Ross Gibson. Based on 3000 archival scene-of-crime images from Sydney and thousands of evocative texts by Gibson, each iteration within the suite uses various design and interaction techniques to engage its audience.The suite comprises: Crime Scene - 1999-2000 - Justice & Police Museum Sydney and touring; Darkness Loiters - 2000 - an interactive story engine; Life After Wartime CD-ROM - 2003 - exhibited nationally and internationally, for sale through the artists, funded by the Australian Film Commission. Life After Wartime live with The Necks - Adelaide Fringe Festival 2001 and Sydney Opera House 2003 - a live improvised event with world renowned jazz trio The Necks; Street XRays - 2005 - Gibson’s re-photography installation at ACMI. Bystander - 2007 - a 5 channel interactive and immersive video installation at The Performance Space@CarriageWorks Sydney 2007. For more information on the projects www.lifeafterwartime.com DOWNLOADarticle.pdf