{"id":78517,"date":"2021-10-09T04:55:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T17:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=78517"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:09:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T05:09:33","slug":"1000-doors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/1000-doors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk-through artwork a door-opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE CBD\u2019s latest interactive installation <em>1000 Doors<\/em> creaked open last week for residents to wander through.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Australian artists Keith Courtney and Christian Wagstaff the labyrinth is designed to be nostalgic, yet haunting and claustrophobic, with corridors, portals, gateways, vestibules, parlours, holding pens and a sense of time travel, where it feels like historic personalities previously in the space are still there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach space is about personal memories from our own childhood,\u201d Courtney said.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were relieved to see the experience &#8211; which has previously toured eight cities including Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland and Bendigo &#8211; open on Armstrong and Sturt streets, following lockdown delays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always been on a path or in a festival environment, so to have it in the heart of the city is quite unique,\u201d Wagstaff said.<\/p>\n<p>Courtney said it was also the first time the pair\u2019s work had ever required a road closure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks great here, with the juxtaposition between it and the structure of the Town Hall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>An \u201cextraordinary local crew\u201d reconstructed the custom-made installation which weighs 70 tonnes, and was delivered in containers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was probably the best crew we\u2019ve had, from the riggers, to the crane drivers, to the build crew. Our front-of-house staff are all local as well,\u201d Wagstaff said.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the labyrinth pay homage to iconic cinematic moments, and Courtney said he loves seeing how visitors engage with those through their use of photography, video and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way that people embrace and capture it on social media is really wonderful to see. Some bring quite sophisticated gear in and do mini photo shoots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The State Government injected $100,000 into the initiative from their Regional Recovery Fund to get it to Ballarat.<\/p>\n<p>Ballarat Regional Tourism chair Paul Martino said the \u201carts-focused activation\u201d is a \u201cpositive focal point\u201d within the current COVID climate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s not many tourism projects going on state-wide right now, so it\u2019s unique to have something new like this open in regional Victoria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe uptake amongst Ballarat residents has been phenomenal. 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