Dark Forebodings [2024]

Moreton Bay-based multimedia artist Lauren Edmonds creates work that encourages reflection on our contemporary life. Dark Forebodings (2024) is an interactive video installation featuring animations inspired by Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon tracks “Speak to Me,” “Brain Damage,” and “Eclipse.” The animations blend traditional frame-by-frame animation with contemporary 3D modelling and motion graphics through a consistent graphically illustrated style and colour palette. 

The artist reinterprets the iconic music in a contemporary context to reflect the pervasive unease of living in an era of compound crises, such as climate change. Through this work, resolution is not explored as a passive acceptance, but as an active process of using imagination and creativity to overcome adversity. This theme is particularly woven into the animation for “Brain Damage,” and is underscored by Albert Einstein’s insightful quote that suggests “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” challenging us to envision a different future.