Installations

Studio ESEM - But Do You Float?

Step into the river and let the current guide you — do you swim upstream or float?

This interactive projection invites you to collaborate in a projected riverscape. It’s also a performance piece with choreographed dance interventions during the festival.

The flowing, colourful light river is projected in Clive James Library, Kogarah, created with treated footage and digital colour flows that morph with your movement.

Studio ESEM - STORYBOX

STORYBOX debuts at Uncontained 2025, featuring Socketumi’s live multi-player take on Asteroids.

Located on Belgrave Street, Kogarah from mid-June through the festival, players face an environment that randomly changes, altering gameplay physics. Join the fun!

Anastasia Parmson - I Drew A Line and Called it Home

A small room of three-dimensional black and white drawing invites you into a pocket of wonder.

This installation explores themes of home, belonging, and nostalgia. It’s an intimate space where simple line drawing connects to creativity.

While you can look and capture the moment, the work is meant to be observed rather than touched.

Nauti Studios - Neon Life Drawing

Step into our vibrant world for our infamous Neon Life Drawing Workshop. Hosted by Nauti Studios, a creative community hub based in Glebe.

Witness the magic as a live model comes to life under UV lights, their body painted with dazzling UV colours. This unique experience blends artistry with luminescence and is suitable for all skill levels.

Please note:  there is no nudity, and the live model is clothed wearing a body suit.

Samuel Absurd x Lawrence Liang - ANINA

ANINA is inspired by the Eastern philosophical principles of Bardo, a Tibetan Buddhist concept referring to the intermediate state between death and reincarnation.

Bardo represents duality, between what was and what will be; in every moment, the past and future overlap simultaneously to create the present.

The animation tells a story focused on a unique duality relating to Kogarah and Georges River. The duality of identity for many Australian migrants, who bridge two cultural worlds on the day to day.

Chrissy Lau x EARWORM - King Kogarah Bin Chicken Rave

King Kogarah Bin Chicken Rave is a bold sensory installation celebrating the sights and sounds of Kogarah and the Georges River area.

This playful collaboration transforms the everyday into something extraordinary, with Chrissy Lau’s larger-than-life, internally lit inflatable of King Kogarah Bin Chicken reigning proudly atop his red wheelie bin castle.

EARWORM brings the streets to life with a custom soundscape and light show, inviting you to rave along and hail the King of Kogarah.

Laura Alice x Collide Public Art - Threshold

Award-winning Geelong-based artist Laura Alice and Collide Public Art present a large inflatable sculpture with interactive projections that react to audience movement, exploring the connection between people and place. 

The giant archway acts as a portal, blending physical and digital elements to create a shared, immersive experience — where you don’t just view the art, you become part of it.

Murals

Silly Pear - Uncontained

Silly Pear’s bold, joyful mural bursts with colour and playful colours.

Hailing from Walcha and now based on Sydney’s northern beaches, their work blends digital design with street art flair, celebrating movement and community through vibrant, feel-good imagery.

James Gulliver Hancock - Art Cube @ Uncontained

James Gulliver Hancock is an illustrator known for his playful, detailed drawings that bring places to life.

His work spans everything from books and billboards to trains, tableware and beyond, created in joyful collaboration with communities.

DEEJ - ENTANGLED

DEEJ is a Western Sydney illustrator and tattoo artist.

ENTANGLED blends his architectural background and illustrative tattoo style using acrylic paints and markers, exploring themes of individuality, community, and shared journeys.

Tyra Subasinghe

Tyra is a visual communicator and artist passionate about creating works that explore the intersections of nature, design and sustainability.

My practice often incorporates abstract forms and techniques to provoke thought and foster connections between humans and their environments.

This live mural installations celebrates the vibrancy of art as a communal and interactive experience, inviting viewers to engage with themes of co-existence and ecological harmony.

Performances

Tower Divas x Corrina Bonshek & Collaborators

Tower Divas blends Yolngu singer Gambirra Illume, Maori artist Whaia, and Korean-born vocalist Sunny Kim in a soul-stirring performance mixing ritual and sound healing.

Directed by Corrina Bonshek and commissioned by Bleach* Festival.

Betty Grumble x Embodied Art Tours

Embodied Art Tours invites connection with body and artworks through playful strategies sensing creative energies.

Breathe into space in between thoughts, the gifts of curiosity and the beauty inherent in shared experience.

Bookings essential.