Time - Rone...

...at the Art Gallery of WA.
Well, what an amazing hour we spent this morning! A (former) street artist known as Rone, has an installation or installations in a section of the Art Gallery that has been closed for years. He was excited to find the space for his installation because its all about time and decay and finding beauty in decay. 

" Emerging from the fertile underground street art scene in Melbourne, Rone has carved a distinct niche for himself, drawing acclaim and growing audiences to his large-scale installations that breathe life into forgotten rooms, buildings and eras. More than just murals, these are collaborations with the very spaces themselves.
Lights flicker, sound envelopes, murals cast your eye up and across. Like a puppet master pulling strings, Rone crafts the very atmosphere of your experience.
Breaking free from the confines of the traditional gallery model and embracing the impermanence inherent in painting walls, Rone descends on spaces and gives them a voice. His recent triumphs include Empire – a look at lost luxury, manifested by tides swallowing a decaying art deco mansion – and Omega, a noble final cry from the last weatherboard cottage standing.
is the culmination of years, decades and a life spent chasing new artistic horizons, and stepping back to let spaces speak for themselves."


We were thrilled to have a chat with the creator and his wife. A lovely, humble couple who were happy to talk to two oldies. Scary thing - all the old things were very familiar to us!! lol

I've added more pics as extras. The minutiae is astounding! It took 2 months to set up. Each room has an image of the same female in different poses. He found her from an old photograph. The music was very emotive as well. 

My main image is of the storeroom.  In extras are The Caberet, the Typing pool, the Sewing room, Mail sorting desk, The Library, Secretary's desk, and a close up of some china dogs from one of the typists' desk. As I mentioned, the details are astounding, complete with cobwebs, mould, water stains (all created). 

So, so clever...