GOLDEN GLOW AS HALO HITS HILL

ALL eyes will be fixed on Castle Hill tomorrow night when Townsville’s iconic monolith is transformed into Australia’s biggest art exhibition.

A light and sound installation titled Halo will be projected on to Castle Hill as part of the North Australian Festival of Arts, and Queens Gardens – where a Halo chandelier has been built – will be the place to watch the groundbreaking project.

The company creating and producing the unique installation has been preparing to cast Castle Hill in a light unlike anything ever seen before.

“This is using theatre lighting fixtures to tell a story,” AGB Events artistic director Giles Westley said.

“The scale of a project like this is very challenging, but we’ve been really impressed with how supportive everybody has been.

“Every surface absorbs light in a different way and there’s a lot of various things to take into account, so every show is different.

“Hopefully come Friday night we put together something that’s truly unique.”

A soundtrack for Halo that follows the installation’s light queues will be played in Queens Gardens.

AGB Events has been involved in a number of national and international landscape exhibitions.

Townsville City Councillor Anne Marie Geaney said the Halo installation was a groundbreaking moment for the city.

“It shows once again that we can deliver world-class events, and its puts Townsville on the national and international stage,” she said.

“I think it’s going to be a real first for Townsville, and it’s going to take our breath away.

“This event will be enjoyed by anyone, whether you’re two years old or 92 years old.

“It’s that sort of community event and it’s going to be amazing.”

Castle Hill will be lit up by Halo between 6-10pm every night from tomorrow until August 4.