Rising: Melbourne’s long-awaited arts festival is a smorgasbord of immersive sonic and visual experiences set to reawaken the city

 Walking down Little Bourke Street in the heart of Melbourne's Chinatown on Wednesday night, the temperature a chilling 9 degrees, there was a sense of anticipation in the air.

Beyond the Swanston Street arches, about 60 metres up the street, lies Golden Square Car Park — an otherwise unremarkable commercial lot that has been spectacularly transformed into a multi-level contemporary art park as part of this year's Rising festival.

On the first floor, Tabita Rezaire's glowing video art pyramid Ultra Wet Recapitulation bounces light off aluminium foil-wrapped walls.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-03/rising-festival-melbourne-2022-arts-festival-immersive/101120098



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