Alexandra Jonscher

​Slipstream was a collaborative temporary public artwork by Alexandra Jonscher and Andrew Christie commissioned by Transport for NSW (TfNSW) for the ReVITALise Rainbow Tunnels Creative Program. It was commissioned to celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023 and align with the TfNSW Safer Cities Program initiatives to trial public art as a tool to make safer places for women, girls and gender-diverse people.

 

Slipstream was presented as an augmented reality-activated hoarding and light installation in Ashfield Station's pedestrian tunnel. The artwork depicts a whimsical, sugary, fluid landscape populated by avatars developed by Andrew Christie and Alexandra Jonscher. The avatars were inspired by the artist's shared experiences of bisexuality, and aimed to celebrate the multi-faceted nature of queer experiences in an interactive environment. The artwork's avatars were activated by AR and added an interactive element to the work for public audiences.

 

The artwork's landscape was a site-specific response to the Ashfield tunnel, made from photographs of the tunnel that were digitally abstracted into the landscape. The water framing bottom of the Slipstream landscape was a reference to the fluidity of bisexuality, and a playful nod to the Ashfield tunnel, which was known to flood on occasion.

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Slipstream was made possible with the support of project partners Inner West Council, Sydney WorldPride, Cultural Capital, and Scaffad.