An old soul with young eyes, a vintage heart, and a beautiful mind, MONA - the museum of old and new art is a bizarre encounter in the natural beauty of Tasmania, Australia. At the island's bay, the establishment itself is an artistic wonder, amazing through three layers of non-chronological artworks underground. Treasury leads the artist in you absorbing David Walsh's collection of modern, contemporary, and ancient art.
Atypical - a spiral staircase winds into large display spaces, endless walls, no windows, laid out artworks and no museum labels, yes there are no museum labels. The labels are accessible through the 'O' device, all the information you need to soak in the history and background of the artwork can be read and heard on the 'O' device. It knows where you are and what info you are looking for so don't worry, and trust 'O'.
Interactive, captivating directed by the tunnels in the museum with a small aperture popping you out in huge exhibits. In one such exhibit - Nolan's Snake, the rainbow serpent arranged by 1620 panels, a gorgeous mural to capture in the colours of each panel. Each tile in the room, kneeling to you for attention, the smoothness of the colours calms you.
The vivid works of MONA are unparalleled. Keeping you in awe, the Pulseroom installation lets you observe your heartbeats in the rhythmic fashion of lighting bulbs. While you follow your pulses, you can view the convertible Fat Car (Porsche) in bright colours aptly symbolising human consumerism. Flat Bed Truck, Trailer and Cement Truck, a glorious wired craft by Wim Devloye, a design noted for its intricate work on the rooftop of the building.
Time for personal favourites - Velocipedia, it challenges your memory. Do you think your brain retains all features perfectly? How about 'functioning of a bicycle'? Try and draw it. The randomness of our brain aptly explored by Gianluca Gimini. The bicycles are invented by the memory of the visitors, hilarious creations of our retention.
Pixels? Pixelated. Water? Waterfall. Bit.fall is the spectacular two-storey waterfall with 128 programmed nozzles displaying words from the real-time internet searches, for a second. You won't notice the time flying, standing there hypnotised reading every word out loud. The technology is designed by Julius Popp, building an epitome of science and creativity.
