Presented by Carriageworks and the City of Sydney, American artist Nick Cave’s first major work in Australia, HEARD•SYD, saw thirty colourful life-size horses transform Carriageworks and Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall with three live performances featuring over 60 dancers & musicians. Cave’s spectacular and seminal work will disrupt the daily activity of Sydneysiders with an exuberant and surreal explosion of equestrian activity set to live percussion.

The life-sized horse suits are constructed from coloured raffia and found materials, producing a distinctive sound when activated by two dancers at a time. Encouraging an almost pastoral dream-like state, HEARD·SYD is an escapist response to the bustle of the city, its architecture, parks and urban spaces.

In anticipation of the arrival of the first cohort of the UTS Animal Logic Academy, The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) today announced the appointment of Chris Ebeling as Creative Lead-in-Residence for the 2017 Master of Animation and Visualisation and Dr. Andrew Johnston as Research and Course Director.

Offered for the first time in 2017, the Master of Animation and Visualisation is a one-year postgraduate degree structured specifically to foster the development of creative and technical talent and offer a learning experience as closely matched to an industry production experience as possible. With particular emphasis on advanced computer graphics and emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, the UTS Animal Logic Academy will produce professionally-trained, industry-ready graduates. For more information about the UTS Animal Logic Academy, Master of Animation and Visualisation and associated Scholarship, visit https://animallogicacademy.uts.edu.au