The Roof at GoMA

The Roof at GoMA,
originally uploaded by BrisbaneBryce.

I attended a business awards function last night in South Brisbane. Many of the folks who helped set us up here in Brisbane were sponsors, recipients, or attendess. It was held in the arts district in town, which is jsut across the river from the downtown in an area called South Bank. The function was held in the Gallery of Modern Art, which was just opened to the public late last year. It's a pretty building, not an architectural wonder, but a fine public building. There are some interesting pieces of late 20th Century modern art from around the world, and a really interesting video installation. As with most buildings in Brisbane, there is an exterior deck; in this case, quite large. This one faces the river and the State Library, which is next door. Overhanging the deck is a huge roof. Someone, perhaps the architects, designed a light installation under an old growth tree between the building and the river, which shines up through the leaves. And this photo is the result of that light installation, when seen at night. A beautiful pattern of light, ,shadow, and color played out on a huge flat white surface.