Three musicians. Three Saturdays. Three hours of live sound in a world of sculpted stillness.
Join us at the Art Gallery at Royal Park for Three Spotlights, a new live performance program staged within the exhibition Sam Jinks || Mortal Reflections.
Across three Saturdays over three months, three acclaimed musicians will respond to Jinks’ hyperreal sculptures in an evolving, multisensory experience of art and sound.
The first in the series features Ian Chia on Saturday 9 August, performing ambient, neo-romantic soundscapes on keyboards. As a composer, producer and creative technologist, Ian’s work evokes deep emotional resonance — a perfect sonic companion to the still, vulnerable forms in Jinks’ sculptural world.
As you move through the space, the live music becomes a living soundtrack — heightening your connection to the works and inviting quiet reflection. You're welcome to sit, stand, draw, write, or simply be. Paper and graphite pencils will be available to encourage your own creative response.
This is a FREE drop-in event at the Art Gallery at Royal Park, with no registration required. Whether you stay for ten minutes or three hours, this is a rare opportunity to experience visual art in dialogue with live music, where the gallery becomes a space for contemplation, emotion and inspiration.
Three Spotlights on Mortal Reflections performance dates:
Ian Chia (Keyboards): Saturday 9 August, 1pm-4pm
Ambient, neo-romantic tones that gently echo the emotional depth of Jinks’ sculptures.
Georgia Shine (Cello): Saturday 6 September, 1pm-4pm
Rich, resonant harmonies that ground the experience in a deep, contemplative mood.
Suzie Turner (Violin): Saturday 11 October, 1pm-4pm
Expressive, lyrical melodies that weave through the space with warmth and intimacy.
About the performer: Ian Chia
As a composer, songwriter, music producer and creative technologist, Ian Chia’s works have graced dance and theatre stages and numerous film & video screens in Australia and overseas since the mid-90s.
His credits have ranged from large-scale dance scores for Argentinian company Nucleodanza at the Melbourne International Festival, and internationally touring works for Leigh Warren and Dancers, Tasdance, Don Asker and Melbourne’s Danceworks, as well as video games and mobile apps.
Recent works include the kinetic light and music sculpture Breath which featured in Junction Arts Festival 2024, co-created with Darryl Rogers and the first nations planetarium feature film takila milaythina-ti.
About the exhibition
Step into the imagined world of Sam Jinks, one of Australia's most prominent contemporary sculpural artists.
Renowned for his painstakingly crafted figures, Jinks’ practice reflects upon deeply felt moments of our lived experience.
Imbued with unguarded emotion and raw vulnerability, this unique presentation is one artist’s invitation to reflect on the mysteries of: life || death, and all in-between.
Sam Jinks || Mortal Reflections
Art Gallery at Royal Park | 2 Wellington St, Launceston
14 June 2025 – 8 March 2026
Free entry | Open daily, 10am to 4pm