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Forthcoming: Notes for Walking, Dec 2012 – Jan 2013

Posted on June 20, 2012 by admin

Notes for Walking (the space in between time) is an innovative locative artwork taking place at Middle Head Reserve and Mosman Art Gallery, in December 2012 and January 2013. Notes for Walking is a narrative written on landscape, which uses … Continue reading →

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Notes for Walking at Middle Head, Dec 2012- Jan 2013

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

Notes for Walking is an upcoming locative artwork by Megan Heyward to be staged at Middle Head Reserve and Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney. In Notes for Walking, people use their mobile phones to gather a set of video ‘notes’ as … Continue reading →

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‘of day, of night’ off-screen recording

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

I’ve finally found a way to share the interactive experience of ‘of day, of night’ online, using an off screen recording of selected excerpts. Please note that the audio & interactive experience is higher quality and more immersive when running … Continue reading →

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‘of day, of night’ at ELO 2012

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

of day, of night has been selected for the upcoming ELO 2012 conference and media arts show Electrifying Literature : Affordances and Constraints at West Virginia University, June 2012. Exciting to be included in this conference and exhibition program. Electronic … Continue reading →

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The cabin at the edge of the world

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

I am preparing for a short stay quite soon, in a special place, hidden in plain view. Shooting, thinking, writing and working. Here is a little taste.

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Meaningful landscapes: spatial narrative, pilgrimage and location based media

Posted on August 31, 2011 by admin

Abstract below for my upcoming paper at ISEA 2011 in Istanbul- “Meaningful Landscapes”- and the possible relationships between pilgrimage practices, spatial narrative and location based media. A range of recent location based media projects and practices involve navigating landscapes layered … Continue reading →

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Evoke : independent digital publishing house and writer’s community

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin

For some time I’ve been mulling over the future of literature in the digital era; and the emerging possibilities for independent publishers with innovative approaches to textual formats, publishing models and writing communities. Evoke is my model for an independent … Continue reading →

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Re-Enchantment online documentary

Posted on May 12, 2011 by admin

Megan acted as Project Consultant on Sarah Gibson’s extensive, lush online documentary Re-Enchantment; launched in March on the ABC’s website and screening on ABC2. Re-Enchantment explores our ongoing cultural fascination with fairytales; and the deeper meanings hidden within them. Re-Enchantment … Continue reading →

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Notes for Walking: proposed new artwork

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

Notes for Walking is a proposed new locative artwork and spatial narrative, an intimate and reflective exploration of a specific landscape, using mobile phones and location based technologies. Taking the poetic, haiku-like instructions of Japanese Buddhist pilgrimage as a conceptual … Continue reading →

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of day, of night: analysed in article on hypertext fiction

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

of day, of night is analysed at length in Hans K. Rustad’s online essay, “A Four-Sided Model for Hypertext Fiction”, in Hyperrhiz.06 Special issue, Visionary Landscapes, Spring 2009. Stumbled upon it it by chance. It’s very gratifying to find people … Continue reading →

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