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Global urban galleries

The Gallery is a hub for showcasing dynamic, experimental content by artists, including staff and students, pioneering the emerging model of urban galleries proliferating around the globe bringing together creatives from many disciplines and communities.

The Footbridge Gallery is the brainchild of and from the University鈥檚 who worked together at the , an interdisciplinary research group within the school, exploring interactions between people and digital technologies.

鈥淲e鈥檝e been working on the University's broader placemaking initiatives, following on from a study conducted by Gehl Architects, which identified key precincts on campus for activation into lively and shared public spaces open not only for the University community but also to the general public,鈥� said Dr Hespanhol.

Placemaking on campus

鈥淭he findings and recommendations of the study were consolidated into the Gehl Public Realm Strategy for the University of Sydney, which has since informed key pilot projects with a focus on placemaking.

鈥淲e鈥檝e been working closely with the University鈥檚 Campus Infrastructure Services for the past 18 months on the development of the Gallery.

鈥淎 core objective, from the outset, was to enable learning and research displays, using the public realm for the exhibition and promotion of work developed by University of Sydney students, researchers and staff,鈥� said Dr Hespanhol.

鈥淲e chose to situate the Footbridge Gallery in the area of the 鈥楩ootbridge Plaza鈥� 鈥� the space leading up to Parramatta Road鈥檚 footbridge 鈥� abutting Holme Building, Footbridge Theatre, Old Geology Lecture Theatre and Edgeworth David Building, as a literal and metaphorical link from community into the learning and research at the University,鈥� explained Dr Tomtisch.

For the first 12 months of operation, Dr Hespanhol, who is also a practising artist and has just held a prestigious residency in China will be managing those platforms, providing technical support and curating the content.

Bringing our communities together

鈥淚n addition to displaying works by our Architecture, Design and Planning students, we will be collaborating with other faculties and external communities 鈥� Glebe and Redfern initially 鈥� so that works by all of our communities can be displayed in the space,鈥� says Dr Hespanhol.

鈥淭he Footbridge Gallery brings together the work of all its communities 鈥� students, staff, alumni, creatives, and residents in adjacent areas 鈥� for all of those who feel a sense of place and belonging on these Gadigal lands that have for thousands of years been a gathering and journeying place. The original Blackwattle Swamp 鈥� on which this area of the University is built 鈥� has important ceremonial and spiritual connections,鈥� said , Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education 鈥� Enterprise and Engagement).

鈥淭he development of the campus as an open, creative space is a key pillar of our strategic themes, engaging with our communities, showcasing our teaching and research and building a generational sense of community and belonging,鈥� concluded Professor Miles.

Living lab

The Footbridge Gallery currently offers three main 鈥渓iving lab鈥� spaces, as well as a stage for performances:

• The Dash Wall聽a fully-programmable low-resolution LED media fa莽ade on the wall of the Holme Building. The system running the fa莽ade is based on software and hardware platforms taught to our students in the Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts and the Design Computing degrees.
• Flicks On Bricks聽is a projection-based show of short videos including digital artworks, data visualisations and other material highlighting student and staff work.
• Moodulation聽is an audio-based installation converting the noise of Parramatta Road into sounds of waves and birds positioning the Gallery very much in its environment but modulating and transforming its aural landscape.
• The Footbridge Stage, a timber stage equipped with high-quality speakers, facing the grassed area outside the Old Geology Lecture Theatre.

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