FILIP ROCA

34X22

INFO / CREDITS
YEAR: 2022 FORMAT: Media Architecture DURATION: 7 minutes LOCATION: Rundle Lantern Mall COMMISSION: Illuminate Adelaide
ARTWORK: Filip Roca SOUNDSCAPE: Zarko Komar
CURATION: Rachael Azzopardi, Lee Cumberlidge PRODUCTION: Sam Wright, Peter Kelly PROJECTIONIST: Jayden Sutherland FOOTAGE: Click Films and South Australian Drone Service
DESCRIPTION

34x22 is a site-specific work defined by its physical surface: a precise grid of 748 rectangular metal plates covering the facade of the Rundle Lantern Mall. The title refers to the matrix itself. By projecting onto this segmented geometry, the work tests how volume and continuity hold up when an image is broken across hundreds of individual angled modules.

3D animation and generative sequences move across the grid, sometimes treating each plate as a separate element, sometimes pulling them into a single sweeping motion. The reflective properties of the metal amplify contrast and give projected light a physical weight it would not have on a flat wall.

A percussive soundscape follows the mechanical rhythm of the grid, reinforcing the push and pull between structure and movement. The work uses the building's own material logic as its starting point, shaping light to fit the architecture rather than covering it.