White Bay Power Station 24th Biennale

Single subject theme - “Old” - April #13

This huge mask is in the turbine hall in the decommissioned White Bay Power Station. I’ve tried to use selective colour to differentiate between old and new.

From the Biennale website:
“Today we will experience the 24th Biennale of Sydney, a contemporary art extravaganza, featuring some of the most remarkable works from around the globe and Australia.
Imagine a free-spirited journey through contemporary art, music, and culinary delights, all set against the backdrop of the iconic White Bay Power Station.
Reopening to the public for the first time in over 100 years, the iconic White Bay Power Station has been revitalised with care by the NSW Government so the doors can swing wide open as a new cultural hub.”

The White Bay Power Station is only 3km from the city and was built in 1912. It was decommissioned in 1983, cleaned up over the years and finally opened up in March 2024 as an exhibition area.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is so interesting looking.

[Nigel Rogers]

Neat

[Mags]

Wow! Very striking image.

[Fisher Family]

Fabulous image and lots of interesting details in the information. Fav
Katharine

[Agnes]

Fantastic picture

[Bucktree]

Cool image and interesting narrative.

[Diana]

You did an amazing job, such a stunning image!

[Beverley]

Brilliantly done! Amazing to see!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such an amazing image !

[Susan Wakely]

So interesting.

[Carole Sandford]

Great image.

[Dave]

Nicely done

[Diane]

Wonderful image--I like the art itself and your used of selective color. The White Bay Power Station sounds like a fascinating place.

[Phil Howcroft]

spectacular John

[Joan Robillard]

Good capture

[Shutterbug]

I like how you used selective color here.

[Steve Chappell]

Great capture and color pass

[Christine Sztukowski]

This is awesome

[Kathy]

Is this mask or face traditional with local people?

[LManning (Laura)]

So impressive!

[John Falconer]

@randystreat
Thanks Kathy. The mask is not Australian. I missed where it was from. Maybe Asia? I tried to look it up but no luck.

[amyK]

Very intriguing and nicely captured

[haskar]

I really like the combination of old industrial buildings with modern art. Great capture and use of SC.

[John Falconer]

@mittens @nigelrogers @marlboromaam @fishers @agnesvanderlindeicloudcom @dkellogg @ludwigsdiana @beverley365 @beryl @wakelys @carole_sandford @darchibald @eudora @phil_howcroft @joansmor @shutterbug49 @swchappell @365projectorgchristine @ljmanning @amyk @haskar
Thanks for the much appreciated comments. It took them years to clean up the site from all sorts of contaminants like asbestos and for a long time no one really knew what to do with it. I think they’ve put it to a marvellous use.

[Dorothy]

Intriguing mask! Sounds like it is being used like the Tate Modern?
A brilliant photo and use of building.

[Merrelyn]

That's an impressive piece of artwork.

[Walks @ 7]

Most striking

[carol white]

Great capture. Fav 😊

[Zilli]

Superb!

[Lin]

Wow - what a fantastic piece of art - beautifully captured.

[Angela]

Really effective treatment with the b&w vase. The best of what the editor apps can achieve in skilled hands. Love it

[Corinne C]

Gorgeous display and your choice of selective color is perfect

[John Falconer]

@corinnec @angelar @linnypinny @zilli @carolmw @joysabin @merrelyn @illinilass

Thanks for the much appreciated comments. The facility only opened as a gallery last month (I think)!