Faces of Willoughby

Artist(s): Facing Australia photographers

Year: 2011

Materials: digital photography

Description: a photographic mural of 6 large lightboxes set into alukabond covered wall in corridor leading from Anderson Street to Art Space on The Concourse and Box Office. In what is the largest community photographic project ever conducted in Willoughby City, more than 2,000 Willoughby residents had individual photographic portraits taken as part of the 2010 Willoughby Spring Festival. The photographs have now been digitally blended together to form a six-picture series of male and female composite portraits to reflect the ancestry, age and gender make-up of the entire Willoughby community. The digital images are displayed on screens surrounded by a collage of the individual portraits and historic photographs of Willoughby.

Faces of Willoughby celebrates Willoughby as the City of Diversity, reflecting our rich multiculturalism and strong sense of community in an interactive and imaginative way. The project recognises that everyone has a role in the ongoing life of the community. The mural is a visual archive for the future and celebrates Willoughby’s cultural heritage.

How to Find: inside the Anderson Street entrance to The Concourse Performing Arts Centre.

Image: Facing Australia, Faces of Willoughby, 2011, digital photography

Location

Ground Floor Foyer, The Concourse Performing Arts Centre, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood 2067  View Map