Craig Walsh’s Monuments Forces of Nature

Built for the outdoors, Craig Walsh’s MONUMENTS celebrates selected individuals through large-scale, nighttime projected portraits onto live trees in public spaces for stunning effect. MONUMENTS challenges traditional expectations of public monuments and the selective history represented in our public spaces. The installations present a haunting synergy between the human form, nature, and the act of viewing. Enormous night-time projections transform trees into sculptural monuments. Strathmore’s MONUMENTS: Forces of Nature highlights the achievements and social impact of 6 individuals who work in climate, environmental stewardship, or resource justice in the DMV. September 6 to October 6, 2024 | Dusk–10pm Every night weather permitting Craig Walsh is a visual artist based in Brisbane, AUS. Over the last 30 years, Walsh has become widely known for his pioneering works – including innovative approaches to projection mapping in unconventional sites. His site-responsive works have animated natural environments and features such as trees, rivers and mountains, as well as public art projects in urban and architectural space. He is also renowned for his site interventions at live events, including iconic works at music festivals across Australia and internationally. Walsh’s work remains distinctive for its conceptual underpinnings and deftly woven narrative. Over recent years he has extended his digital arts expertise into work with diverse communities, enabling large-scale participation as collaborators in contemporary art projects such as Home Gwangju (South Korea, 2012), Traces — Blue (Setouchi, Japan, 2013), and FIVE (DADAA Inc., Western Australia, 2013–14). Tickets are available on a Pay What You Can basis. Help us make the arts more accessible to all by choosing a price that you are able to pay. We also welcome you to join us for free. Service and facility fees have been waived. MORE INFORMATION: https://www.strathmore.org/our-spaces/campus-outdoor/monuments/