Jo Stacey and Michael Pope, Glow Holes, 2026. Mixed media installation. PUNQ 2026 Commission. Photograph: Amanda Galea
Gurambilbarra / Townsville
The Strand Park: North Ward Queensland 4810.
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions.
Venue AccessibilityStrand Park is wheelchair accessible.
Toilets (male, female and disabled access) nearby.
Free parking available on The Strand promenade surrounding the playing field (including six (6) disabled parking bays)
PricingThis is a free event.
Glow Holes
Jo Stacey and Michael Pope
Fissures have opened up in the Gurambilbarra / Townsville area. Glowing, primordial cracks pulsating and emanating unearthly lights. They have erupted through the earth caused by some sort of tectonic anomaly revealing unseen layers. As light fades, they glow and sounds emit from within.
Glow Holes envisages mysterious craters from deep below that have cracked through the ground to expose luminous lights from within. The audience is left to wonder whether it is some tectonic activity or alien happening that has occurred. The work will consist of organic-shaped craters and fissures of varying size that are made to blend into and incorporate the environment. They are textured and coloured and incorporate local substrate.
About The ArtistLight Forms is a collaboration between artists Michael Pope and Jo Stacey. They?create large-scale, site-specific sculptural lanterns to incite wonder and delight.
Michael is an artist and teacher based in Gurambilbarra/Townsville. His interdisciplinary practice spans a range of mediums, including drawing, sculpture, installation and ceramics; he frequently collaborates across mediums with others.
Jo’s artworks express her love of community, sustainable living and concerns over the environment and about preserving a sense of place. Her art practice encompasses printmaking, book binding, drawing and experimenting with different methods, mediums and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Gurambilbarra / Townsville
The Strand Park: North Ward Queensland 4810.
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions.
Venue AccessibilityStrand Park is wheelchair accessible.
Toilets (male, female and disabled access) nearby.
Free parking available on The Strand promenade surrounding the playing field (including six (6) disabled parking bays)
PricingThis is a free event.
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