Elysian Fields

Artist Fortrose created a colourful and vibrant mural on the Event Cinema building along Cowper Street. The work represents shapes and motifs mixed with a fresh colour palette, soft undertones, and bold bright accents. This work also complements Fortrose’s other work along Milton Street.

The series of nine segment petals are located on the pergola along the laneway, using inland dichroic (specialised) optical filters the artworks allow light to pass through the petals and cast vivid ever-changing coloured shadows onto the path below.

The title of the sculpture, sesquipedalian sea squirt, is a reference to the unusual sea species found in South Australian waters. The sculpture is generous, fun, colourful and responsive sculpture that invites people to touch and interact with it. The work incorporates sensor activated light, water and textural surface elements that creates interest and provokes discussion. The artwork is designed to arouse curiosity, challenge people’s perceptions and provides viewers with the opportunity to form their own interpretation.