Melbourne artist Rone : Empire

25/2/2019

ABANDONED MANSION transformed into
'Empire' a magnificent work of art

Local Melbourne artist RONE does it again, transforming a derelict Manson into a MUST SEE work of art!

Left vacant for more than 20 years, a sprawling 1930s mansion sits neglected, in a state of ruin.
Questions hang heavy in its dense silence, each room strewn with the dusty remains of
a collapsed empire and hints of romance past. Here, not much is certain but it’s clear that
any signs of life have long since departed.

Image: Courtesy of RONE

Following the success his 2017 outing,The Omega Project — which saw a condemned family
home in suburban Alphington recast, fleetingly, as a gallery and installation piece before being
demolished — internationally renowned Australian artist Rone announces his largest and most
ambitious project yet: Empire, set amongst the decaying glory of a once-magnificent manor in Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges.

Image: Courtesy of RONE

Part exhibition, part installation, part VR and AR experience, Empire combines art, vision, sound, light, botanical design and scent to take audiences on a hauntingly immersive multi-sensory journey into a reimagined past of a faded icon.

Image: Courtesy of RONE

Featuring extensive Deco-era styling from interior stylist Carly Spooner (The Establishment Studios,The Omega Project) across 12 of the estate’s otherwise empty spaces, the experience has been meticulously curated to evoke a distinct series of moods as audiences move from room to room.

Image: Courtesy of RONE

Thematically linked to the seasons, rooms have been furnished with over 500 individual
antique pieces, which Spooner and Rone painstakingly sourced over a series of months.
Included is a grand piano that, for several weeks, was left to the elements in the mansion’s
garden to achieve its aged patina before being transplanted back into the house — moss,
leaves and all.

Virtual Reality tour of Rone’s past and present projects.

We made the trip out to The Dandenong Ranges to witness Rone’s magnificent and immersive Empire during a community sneak preview .
It’s a project in grand scale that we recommend needs to be seen in person!

Artist Rone with the kids during preview of “Empire”

WHEN
6 March – 22 April, 2019

WHERE
Location
Burnham Beeches mansion
1 Sherbrooke Road,
Sherbrooke

COST
Day Session
Adult: $15, Concession: $13, Child: $10
Evening Session
Adult: $25, Concession: $13, Child: $10

tickets

Burnham Beeches mansion
1 Sherbrooke Road,
Sherbrooke

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