COLOSSEUM
2021
Installation with video and sound.
For The Unconformity, Queenstown, TAS.
Co-Director – Ian Pidd
Co-Director – Martyn Coutts
Visual Media – Sarah Walker
Composer & Sound Design – Dylan Sheridan
Production Manager – Rose Pidd
Video excerpt.
Installation photos by Jesse Hunniford.
Stills by Sarah Walker.
BTS images by Mike Greaney.
‘Much like Rome’s ancient stage for vast public spectacles, Queenstown itself, sitting within a valley ringed by hills and mountains, can be seen as a colosseum where dramas are played out. With the people of the West Coast at its centre, Colosseum sought to celebrate their uniqueness with an image and sound installation.
From the team that brought you ‘The Rumble’ in 2016 and ‘Tectonica’ in 2018, Colosseum completed the trilogy exploring the relationship between industry, landscape and people, bringing to the fore the voices of everyday people who, with grit and determination, live in this remote community.’
Developed and created over two years, Colosseum featured Queenstown locals in an epic video and sound work installed in the town’s major intersection.
The Unconformity was cancelled on opening day as a result of Tasmania’s Covid lockdown. We managed to get some images. Imagine them with about five thousand people crowded around, and you’ll get the idea of what it might have been.