Wish You Were Here began as a response to the lockdown life of the pandemic. In this installation, uncanny household objects collide with uncertain landscapes. In search of progress, multiple figures attempt to travel yet go nowhere in this oddball world. Their figurative and abstract forms gently smash together to imitate how we fumble for connection. Through repetitive rhythm, monotonous loops, neon lights, remnants of billboard posters, collaged objects and an unspecified time, Wish You Were Here blends the physical and the psychological for a moment of hypnotic but joyful reprieve. Wish You Were is an immersive installation of collaged works on paper, projected animation, sound and Augmented Reality (AR). Sound by Mick Dick and AR by Helena Papageorgiou. This exhibition will be on show from 10:00am Saturday 17 February to 4:00pm Sunday 28 April. Image Credits: Above Kellie O’Dempsey, Wish you Were Here, still from installation 2023, (detail). The Vault, Bundaberg Regional Gallery. Courtesy of the artist.