‘Flashover’ multimedia artwork provides unique insights into bushfires

A University of Melbourne project harnesses new effects technology to explore one of the Australian environment's most alarming ever growing threats.

Flashover is an immersive media artwork that reimagines the devastating force of the Black Summer fires, based on a volunteer firefighter’s personal experiences. The project is led by Dr Robert Walton from the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, and visual artist Dr C J Taylor.

A free public exhibition of Flashover is running for two weeks until 14 February at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music’s LED Volume Studio. The experience encompasses multiple screens of different scales and specially made sets and sound design created by University of Melbourne technicians.  

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