Avoca - Silo Art
Artist Jimmi Buscombe is painting two murals, one depicting the endangered Barking Owl already completed) and the other the threatened Brush Tailed Phascogale (yet to be completed, waiting on access issues to be resolved), both animals which are native to the local Pyrenees Ranges.
There is a star-burst sky behind the animals which will not be seen during the day. The stars are painted using special glow in the dark strontium paint. Visitors in the evening can then press a button that will flood the murals with light, charging the glow paint and leaving the sky, the owls eyes and the Pyrenees Ranges glowing in the dark for some time afterward.
The silo has two separate glow in the dark features that can be experienced after dark. First, set behind the owl is a GLOW IN THE DARK STARBURST SKY. The starburst sky and the owls eyes both glow in the dark when charged by the silos installed floodlights.
There is also an interactive glow wall set on the Pyrenees Ranges below the owl where you can draw your own artworks using nothing more than light from a torch or phone torch... the more powerful the torch, the better the image.
HOW TO REVEAL THE STARBURST SKY FEATURE
1. Find the two buttons on the left side of the Barking Owl shed mural (which displays a kangaroo on it)
2. Lift the covers and press BOTH buttons. This will turn on the flood lights and turn off the lights to the shed mural.
3.The flood lights will now charge the glow paint and will automatically, switch off after 30 seconds revealing the night time glow feature.
4. After a further 30 seconds the shed lights will switch back on enabling the cycle to he restarted.
HOW TO USE THE GLOW WALL
1. Take your powerful torch and go up to the silo in front of where the Pyrenees mountain range is painted.
2. Turn the torch on and shine it directly on the Pyrenees Ranges (the CLOSER the BETTER ) then move your torch around.
3. You can also create shadow art by getting a friend to pose in front of the Pyrenees Ranges and shining a spotlight around the outside of them. Make sure the torch is close to the wall.
Location
4 Station Street, Avoca 3467 Map
Web Links
→ Jimmi Buscombe - Artist on Facebook
→ Silo Art Locations in Victoria with Map
