Student artists light up The LUME
What's she saying:"It's just surreal. I've been pinching myself for a year and I still am," she told Axios. "It's honestly overwhelming in the best way."
Why it matters: Wakeman is one of six up-and-coming creators provided a "dream come true" platform to showcase their talents inside Newfields' immersive art gallery this summer.
Each three-minute featurette combines the talent of a visual artist and a musical artist.
Zoom in: Axios Indianapolis caught up with some of the creators during Friday night's debut to learn more about their work.
"Evren" by Wakeman and Kyleigh Sprout focuses on space, stars and speculative cosmology while giving viewers a tour of the cosmos.
Sprout said, "it's both an exploration of outer space, but also an exploration of who you are as a human in outer space."
Wakeman added, "We don't get the opportunity to view space up close … this is kind of a surreal and impressionistic way to bring you there."
"Harmonia" by Gregory Fisher-Fox and Maxwell Arney aims to provide visuals and sounds to the range of emotions that humans face on a daily basis.
"Our featurette is a little different from others. It's split up into three different acts, so it has more of a narrative," said Fisher-Fox. "It's supposed to represent that we all go through bliss and anxiety throughout our lives, but it all encapsulates into harmony, and that's what makes life beautiful in the end."
"Echoes of Home" by Jansing Lunato and Macy Oberhart draws on the nostalgic themes of home, childhood and growth.
"I took scenes and everyday objects and represented them in a way that reflects the deep sentiment I associate with my childhood," wrote Lunato. "I invite the audience to literally step into the work, offering them a space to reflect on their own memories and the emotions they evoke."
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