Angel’s Palace, by artist Gordon Hookey, was built for the September 2017 Brisbane Writers’ Festival.
Inspired by the character of Angel Day, in Wright’s Carpentaria, the artwork was immersive and accompanied by live performance, storytelling and talks exploring Indigenous art, history and culture.
Timelapse video of the creation of Angel’s Place
Gordon Hookey, Nick Jose and Alexis Wright at the Brisbane Writers Festival.
On stage after the theatrical performance of Carpentaria at the Brisbane Writers Festival. From left, Zoe Pollick (Director, Brisbane Writers Festival), Leonard Donahue, Paula Nazarski, Tibian Wyles, Gordon Hookey (creator of the Angel Day Palace), Alethea Beetson (Script writer and director of Carpentaria theatre performance), Alexis Wright.
This photo below is of Sandra Phillips and me discussing Carpentaria at the Brisbane Writers Festival.
Images projected onto the inside of Angel Day’s Palace were accompanied by dramatic sounds from the Gulf of Carpentaria during the performance of actors of the stage performance of Carpentaria.