Tourism NT
Parrtjima Festival for Tourism NT
Creative Technologist for AGB Events at Parrtjima, Australia's only authentic Aboriginal light festival, in Alice Springs, 2021.
- Role
- Creative Technologist
- Agency
- AGB Events
- Client
- Tourism NT
- Year
- 2021
- Location
- Alice Springs, Australia
What was the brief?
Parrtjima is Australia's only authentic Aboriginal light festival, set against the MacDonnell Ranges in Alice Springs. The 2021 festival ran for ten nights, 9 to 18 April, under the theme "Future Kultcha", curated by Rhoda Roberts AO.
Scale and constraints
- Ten nights, 9 to 18 April 2021
- Large-scale light installations, artworks and performances
- A night-time desert environment
What was Kimber responsible for?
- Creative Technologist for AGB Events
- Helped bring the artists' visions to life through structure and sculpture
- Worked alongside cultural custodians and the creative team
Outcome
The 2021 festival recorded more than 23,000 attendances over its ten nights.
