Illuminart and Flinders Ranges Council prepare to launch Quorn silo cinema project
It’s a sound and light show like no other – and it’s going to turn one SA town’s grain silo into the biggest cinema screen in the outback.
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The Flinders Ranges’ hidden gorges, breathtaking night skies and historic ruins will be celebrated in a new silo light show in Quorn.
Flinders Ranges Council and projection arts company Illuminart expect the project to launch early next month, highlighting the region’s natural and cultural wonders.
Mayor Peter Slattery hopes the project will draw extra visitors to the area, and encourage tourists to extend their stays.
“Given the role of tourism supporting the businesses in our town … we thought this was a good opportunity to add something to the mix and differentiate ourselves a bit,” Mr Slattery says.
“It should drive overnight stays … because it does happen after dark.”
The project features short films of up to 30 minutes being projected onto Viterra’s silo, followed by local artwork and photos.
Mr Slattery says the region’s indigenous, railway and pastoral history will feature heavily in the display, to be on show each night just after sunset.
The project is backed by money from the Federal Government’s Drought Communities Program, which aims to stimulate the economies in regions affected by the big dry and has so far allocated more than $60 million across SA.
Illuminart director Cindi Drennan says the team is putting finishing touches to the permanent projection system, with test images already creating a buzz about town.
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“The Quorn Silo Light Show offers a bright after dark attraction, with the added benefits of storytelling, entertainment and appreciation of our area,” she says.
“As the night becomes silent, it will become a digital exhibition of images contributed by local people – a showcase of what we, the community of the Flinders Ranges area, are proud of, updating to new themes regularly.”
The Quorn silo overlooks the Pichi Richi Railway, which has also supported the project.