HOME : ABOUT : RESOURCES : ARTISTS                         Towering above passers by, children peer from their vast perches. As they gaze out, they play, pace, and ask the question; do you notice us now?   A reflection on Article 13 of the UN Convention on the rights of the Child, Giants Among Us is a large-scale digital sound and video installation. The work transforms inaccessible surfaces into urban playgrounds, illuminating public spaces with epic images of our smallest citizens whilst the airwaves drift with tiny voices telling of enormous ideas. Passers by become audience as they bear witness to gentle giants sharing an invitation to pause, watch and listen.   Created in collaboration with children through a series of exploratory workshops creatively investigating concepts and understandings of 'cities', Giants Among Us reminds us that the presence of children in our cities is valuable and precious.    The work was originally presented by Thom Browning (Imaginary Theatre co-founder) as part of Brisbane Festival 2009's UNDER THE RADAR 'Street Feats' program. It showed over 5 nights at 5 different sites within Brisbane's CBD. In 2010 Imaginary Theatre and QPAC's Out of the Box Festival presented the work as Tunnel Project - Giants Among Us. This installation in QPAC’s pedestrian tunnel was re-created as a five-projector installation for audiences of children and families.   The work can be installed as a tailored remount, or alternatively commissioned to be re-created through a workshops series with local children culminating in an original site-specific installation.   Thom Browning - Creator Amanda Karo - Workshop Co-Devisor/Co-Facilitator Markwell Presents - Video Consultants Imaginary Theatre acknowledges the support of Youth Arts Queensland and Transit Lounge.     www.imaginarytheatre.org MAPS for Artists Fiona MacDonald, General Manager/Producer – Imaginary Theatre Giants Among Us promotional video                         Photos by Al Caeiro (1 and 2), Darren Mew (3, 4,6), Carine Kellins (6).                         Design by Oblong + Sons