Light phenomena can evoke a sense of nostalgia and mystery— the filtering of light through a window or the colours within a sunset remind us of the vastness and reverence we have for light and its effects. Crafted from LED lighting and clear acrylic segments, the piece features undulating vertical bars of light. The rhythmic wave-like design creates an illusion of movement, as if the light itself is alive and pulsating.

Artist Biography

Meagan Streader’s work pushes the limits of light within sculpture and installation. Streader manipulates, reinterprets, and extends upon the boundaries of constructed spaces through work and site-specific interventions. Her multidimensional use of light re-orientates the viewer’s relationship to the pre-existing architecture and scale of a given space. In this way, Streader’s work reveals the pervasive role of light in governing physical and social navigations of fabricated spaces.

Streader has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at National Gallery of Victoria: Australia (Melbourne Now, 2023) and Sydney Contemporary (Carriageworks, 2023), Melbourne Design Week (2023, 2024), Conners Conners Argyle Street (Melbourne, 2023), The Spring Hill Reservoirs (Brisbane, 2017), QUT Art Museum (Brisbane, 2016), Metro Arts (Brisbane, 2016) and NARS Foundation (NYC, 2016). She has presented major site-specific projects for Dark Mofo (2019), HOTA (2019), Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial (Kyneton, 2018) and notfair Art Fair (Melbourne, 2017), Soft Centre Festival (Sydney, 2017, 2018) and Amsterdam Light Festival (Netherlands, 2015).

Streader has had major public works commissioned for Vicinity Centres (Melbourne), Glen Huntly Station (Melbourne), HOME Docklands (Melbourne), Box Hill (Melbourne), Adderton (Brisbane), Maribyrnong Council, (Melbourne), HASSELL Architecture (Brisbane) and Gadens Lawyers (Brisbane). Streader has participated in local and international residencies including Broken Hill Residency (2020-2022), Testing Grounds, Melbourne (2018), Kochi AIR, Kochi, India (2014) and NARS in New York City (2016). Her work has been featured in Artist Profile Magazine, Art Collector, Artichoke, The Design Files, Eyeline Contemporary Art Magazine, The Creator’s Project, mondo*arc, FRAME and ABC’s The Mix program.