Joel Zika

Acanthus, uses digital technology to explore our relationship with ornament in public space. The installation features digital sculptures and holographic projections that audiences can control. Through this interactive experience, participants manipulate richly decorative, Victorian-inspired forms as if tending to flowers in a garden. The work continues my exploration into how we communicate through our built environments using motifs of classical decoration to create an immersive, participatory environment that encourages curiosity and engagement. Acanthus is presented as part of the ION […]

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Artist Joel Zika takes inspiration from the unassuming Australian Pine tree to create a work overflowing with baroque indulgence. The work uses cutting edge technology to transpose animated images of this iconic Australia plant across the Bunjil Place foyer.Casuarina refers to the Latin name for the plant which exhibits different looks throughout the year, from bright flowers, to scales and even teeth like protuberances. This work features five transparent spinning screens that explore the unique flora complexities of the Australian […]

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‘Bedrock’ features as part of Knox City Council’s Immerse festival! It is an amazing series of shows throughout the shire. This work features five transparent screens that explore the unique flora of the region blended with historic decorative traditions. The work is perfectly housed at Stamford Park Homestead which also reflects this attention to blending nature and heritage. The work is produced by Collide Public Art Initiative for Knox City Council https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/.

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A new media project for Vivid Sydney 2024, the work spans the entire Walsh Bay, Sydney across 12 holographic screens with almost an hour of animation and narrative audio. Produced by Collide Public Art Initiative, the work interprets a century of migrant stories including my own grandparents (pictured in the video). Thanks to Destination NSW, the National Maritime Museum and Kent State University. Info at https://www.vividsydney.com/event/light/migrating-light

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2023 SPACES Gallery Satellite Fund awardee Surface Distress is a holographic artwork exploring the lost experiences of Cleveland combining community storytelling with cutting edge holographics to reveal the lived experiences of Cuyahoga county. Exhibited here at Ingenuity Fest 2023 The Satellite Fund is administered by SPACES and supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. https://www.thesatellitefund.org/joel-zika

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The two In-Line sculptures were created using technology inspired by “hawk eye” and sports visualisations, often seen in cricket and other sports broadcasts. Using data taken from members of local sports teams, the artists created digital realisations of the data, translating it into three dimensional sculptures. These works translate the action of a cricket ball hitting stumps and a netball goal being shot, into physical representations. By blurring the boundaries between art and sport, these works create immersive experiences that […]

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Interactive 360 Installation A Preview of my new work which opens tmrw at Lake Macquarie’s Map MIMA multi arts Pavilion. https://arts.lakemac.com.au/Events/Joel-Zika-Valley-of-a-Thousand-Plants Dec 9 – Feb 24

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