An act of remembrance, glowing in Albany

Mt Clarence in Albany: a permanent site of remembrance and, commemorating 100 years since the end of WWI, a temporary site for art. Thousands of lights glowing under the memorial trees on the Avenue of Honour, in an installation by world-renowned artist Bruce Munr.o

Field of Light: Avenue of Honour
Image courtesy of FORM
Field of Light: Avenue of Honour
Image courtesy of FORM
Immersive, site-specific, ephemeral, free: public art that connects to emotion

Thousands of glass spheres on fibre optic stems,
lighting up each sunset in the colours of the wattle and the kowhai, national flowers of Australia and New Zealand.

A walk-through experience that plays on emotions, associations, memory and senses.  

Field of Light: Avenue of Honour
Image courtesy of FORM

A three-year, multi-partner project combining art, volunteers, tourism, legacy

FORM commissioned Munro and managed the entire three-year process, alongside partnerships with City of Albany, Tourism WA, Lotterywest with support from Christine & Kerry Stokes AC, and the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund.  Over fifty volunteers took ten days to install all the lights.    

Field of Light: Avenue of Honour
Image courtesy of FORM
The last glimpse of Australia
for the Anzacs 

Albany was the last glimpse of Australia for the Anzac troops departing for the battlefields of World War I.

This artwork is a tribute to them, and to all who have served or lost loved ones in every conflict since.

Art as a drawcard for cultural tourism

Field of Light: Avenue of Honour shows how art—combined with place and story—can be a visitor drawcard, and a powerful human experience.

This artwork means international exposure for Albany, meaningful engagement between artist and community, and is a timely reminder of the sacrifices of war.

Field of Light: Avenue of Honour
Image courtesy of FORM
Field of Light: Avenue of Honour
Image courtesy of FORM

“an installation doesn’t start when you put it in. It’s actually the processes. It’s the process of going into the space, of meeting people. It’s so many people’s thoughts and ideas.”

Bruce Munro, Artist

Bruce Munro
Artist
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