EDGE Ashfield celebrates the power of the moon
Selina Springett is one of the artists manifesting the power of the moon as part of EDGE Ashfield‘s three days of celebrations.
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The sounds of baby toys and rattles from three generations of inner west artist Selina Springett‘s family form part of Sonata della Luna, one of 20 art and performance installations in the Ashfield shopping precinct celebrating the Moon Festival as part of EDGE Ashfield.
Art installations, murals, audio visual, decals and works in progress will “moon”-light the way from Ashfield train station to the town hall and shopping centre as part of the festival that runs from September 13 -15.
Using round light spheres and speakers that trigger sounds, Springett‘s work will engage people in a fun, playful way.
“Sonata della Luna is made up of small seemingly unrelated sounds but collectively they tell multiple stories of my life,” Springett said.
She said the work seeks to be a celebration of the intimate connections we all have with our closest celestial body, the moon and a playful reminder that together we are more powerful.
Springett is one of the artists manifesting the power of the moon at EDGE Ashfield across three days of celebrations for the Moon Festival marking the end of the mid-Autumn Harvest.
There are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved including take part in a moon-dance on Saturday with a free dance extravaganza, free workshops in traditional music and dance.
The mid-Autumn festival is an East Asian harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, where the full moon at harvest moon is traditionally believed to be the brightest of the year.