The Adelaide Film Festival commissioned Lynette Wallworth to develop a new work, Duality of Light, which premiered at the Samstag Museum of Art during the 2009 Film Festival, along with other established works by the artist. The commissioning of an art work by a film festival is a unique undertaking, and the collaboration with the Samstag Museum is innovative.

Wallworth specialises in the creation of 'immersive' installation environments which offer a tactile gateway to the viewing experience. These environments are not passive spaces, but 'ecosystems' that rely on activation by the participant/viewer. The artist's primary focus is the interplay between moving image, sound, space and visitor.

Wallworth has exhibited widely in Australia and Europe and most recently has presented works for the Mostly Mozart Festival at The Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, New York.

Lynette Wallworth: Duality of Light was accompanied by a public forum 27 February – 1 March 2009, exploring the art + film nexus.

Image: Lynette Wallworth, Duality of Light 2009, photograph by Angus Kemp. Image courtesy the artist and Forma Arts and Media Ltd

Lynette Wallworth has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Duality of Light has been commissioned by the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund (2009) and produced by Forma Arts and Media Ltd.

Past exhibitions

Lynette Wallworth: Duality of Light
19 February – 24 April 2009
Galleries 1-3

Lynette Wallworth is an Australian artist whose strong international reputation has developed from an ambitious practice of the most contemporary kind that spans video installation, photography and short film. 

Exhibition brochure (PDF file, 268kb)

The Australian Review (PDF file, 304kb)
The SMH Review (PDF file, 694kb)
Press release (PDF file, 471kb)

Australian artist Lynette Wallworth speaking about her art practice at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco
Lynette Wallworth: BAVC Producer's Institute 2009, episode #3

Connected by light: ABC documentary on Lynette Wallworth's latest work Duality of Light (PDF file, 207kb)

2009 exhibition program media release (PDF file, 554kb)