●Festival stage · Tocumwal, VIC · 2024

Deep Jungle

A collection of containers balanced and half-buried around the dancefloor, forming a novel playground for patrons to explore. Platforms and 40ft containers protrude from the earth at off-kilter angles, lending a precarious yet playful atmosphere, while a central vanishing point draws the eye into a dual-mounted laser. HarveyG's artwork speaks to the geology of the site, tying the containers to the ground they emerge from. Deep Jungle 2024 was designed and built by alterplace for Strawberry Fields Festival.

Client: Strawberry Fields Festival
Scope: Concept DesignTechnical DesignScenographyBuild Management
Collaborators: Artwork — HarveyGSound — Purple AudioVisuals — Bad Idea Factory

Night stage flanked by two container wings lit with forest projections, blue lasers crossing above the DJ and crowd — 01photo — Duncographic

Sunset breaking through dust behind the container tower, patrons dancing on the buried-container platform — 02photo — Duncographic

Under the stage roof — lighting rig and LED-lined containers framing the crowd and the giant river red gum — 03photo — Duncographic

Front-on at dusk: the painted 40ft containers, LED columns and speaker stacks hugging the dancefloor — 04photo — Duncographic

The container tower washed in projection at night, laser lines threading through the gums — 05photo — Duncographic

The full arena at night — pink and teal light over the crowd, containers and walkway strung with festoons — 06photo — Duncographic

The stage glowing blue and magenta at night, projection-mapped horns towering beside the containers — 07photo — Duncographic

Inside the container corridor — HarveyG's geological artwork and LED panels converging on the DJ — 08photo — Duncographic