Bioluminescence at the Twilight Picnic Bermagui

Sculpture Bermagui invited Bioluminescence to be a part of their Twilight Picnic event on Saturday 16 March 2024 in Bermagui. We put out a call and ten young people answered from across the Eurobodalla and Bega Valley Shires.

Day one of Bioluminescence at @sculpturebermagui kicked off with ten young people from across the Bega Valley coming along to create something special for the Twilight Picnic on Saturday night. We headed out to the Horseshoe Bay beach and headland to see what wonders of nature we could video. One of those surprises was a solo Fairy Penguin! We used iPads, underwater cameras and digital SLR\’s to capture the beautiful environment plus some of the amazing sculptures! Then it was back to @begavalleyshirelibrary in Bermagui to their new maker space to edit the footage and start building the content for our live show. Today is going to see us learn the tools and techniques of video projection mapping and then setting up for the big show on Saturday! 

Day two of Bioluminescence at @sculpturebermagui started with a bit more content creation using @lumafusion.codm before learning the video projection mapping tools and techniques. We looked at @heavym_software and then using Syphon to pipe @resolume_ in and controlling it with an APC40 MKII via MIDI. After a feed of pizza from Bermagui Pizza we moved to Dickinson Park to start projection mapping for the big show Saturday!

Day three – Showtime! Another feed of pizza from Bermagui Pizza, installing the last bits of equipment, putting out lights and the laptops and the people started turning up. The worst bit for us is the final hour before sunset. We are ready to go but there is nothing to do after we\’ve checked everything for third time! Finally the lanterns were turned on and the projectors fired up. We lit up the @bermisurfclub and the trees behind it. We have the arm mounted projector The Beyard and a spot for the audience to come up and play with the video microscope. This was team work and co-creation at it\’s best. Each of the team had a go at each of the ops stations and kept the show going. The rain stayed away, the show ended and we packed up. Another awesome Bioluminescence! Thanks @sculpturebermagui for having us!