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Perfect for art lovers, curious explorers, and food enthusiasts, this full-day journey invites you to slow down, look closer, and see the Dubbo Region through a creative lens. Inspired by the playful repetition, bold expression, and immersive worlds of Yayoi Kusama, the itinerary blends vibrant art, unexpected regional encounters, and thoughtfully crafted local flavours into a day that feels both grounding and imaginative.
About Yayoi Kusama
Described as ‘the world’s most popular artist’, Yayoi Kusama (Japan, b. 1929) is best known for her immersive polka-dot and mirror installations. Over the course of her 70-year career, she has engaged with an expansive idea of space and the human body. She uses several recurring motifs – dots, eyes, nets and pumpkins – to investigate repetition and to create sensory experiences that hint at the infinite.
THE SPIRITS OF THE PUMPKINS DESCENDED INTO THE HEAVENS, 2017 is an installation comprising a vibrant yellow room overrun with black polka dots of various sizes. At its centre is a mirrored box, inside which are several dozen illuminated pumpkin sculptures that can be seen through windows. The pumpkins, endlessly reflected in the room’s internal mirrors, are also vivid yellow and adorned with dots. The dazzling combination of dots, mirrors and pumpkins creates an optical illusion – a sensation of infinite space and colour.
This work of art is on long term loan from the National Gallery of Australia with support from the Australian Government as part of Sharing the National Collection. #ArtAcrossAustralia
Image credits:
Feature image - Yayoi Kusama, THE SPIRITS OF THE PUMPKINS DESCENDED INTO THE HEAVENS, 2017, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2018 with the assistance of Andrew and Hiroko Gwinnett © YAYOI KUSAMA
Content image - A crop of pumpkins are reflected into infinity by a set of internal mirrors in, THE SPIRITS OF THE PUMPKINS DESCENDED INTO THE HEAVENS, 2017 © YAYOI KUSAMA
