GOLD
LEAF
An interactive installation artwork in the collection of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery and on view at the Ballarat Eureka Centre
An artistic exploration of the cultural, spiritual and alchemic meanings of gold
Artist/programmer Sally Pryor
Audio Mick Girasole
Installation artist Peter Stronach
Gold,
incorruptible product of corruption.
Gold, incorruptible, produces corruption.
'Maceration
and Purification',
Didier Gille. Zone 1/2 1986
Interface design aims to minimize viewers' intimidation: this must be one of the easiest interactive artworks to operate - you simply press different typewriterkeys to trigger different stories
Also available as
a CD-ROM
Contact: spryor@ozemail.com.au
Why do we care so
much about gold? How
can it be associated both with the divine and with money, "the root
of all evil". What are its phyisical and chemical properties? What do
we use it for?
The work playfully
explores the multi-faceted meanings of gold, drawing on chemistry, alchemy,
history, geometry, commerce and everyday language.
