[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6563-EN":3},{"tags":4,"tile_image":5,"ex_news":6,"ex_artist":6,"title":7,"news_id":8,"pk":9,"posted":10,"pinned":6,"summary":11,"images":12,"body":20,"permalink":21,"published":22},"#design#installations#animals#festival#chrissy lau#australia,#quirky#lighting#community art#art installation#","blog_6563_638871496562552089.jpg",false,"King Bin Chicken",6563,"news","2025-07-03T13:10:00#6563","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FChrissyLau\">Chrissy Lau\u003C\u002Fa> brings the King Bin Chicken to life for Kogarah’s Uncontained Festival.",[13,14,16,18],{"filename":5},{"filename":15},"blog_6563_638871496686632559.jpg",{"filename":17},"blog_6563_638871496879663611.jpg",{"filename":19},"blog_6563_638871498176581450.jpg","\u003Cp>Chrissy's towering illuminated ibis and soundscape installation celebrates local character and community in a playful public art collaboration.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>She joined forces with Darren Abbott of Earworm Productions for a bold and brilliantly tongue-in-cheek installation at \u003Cem>Uncontained\u003C\u002Fem>, the light festival lighting up Kogarah, NSW last weekend. At the heart of the commission is a 3-metre tall internally lit inflatable ibis - affectionately known in Australia as the 'bin chicken' - perched proudly atop a wheelie bin.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Chrissy's characterful design blends public art with local humour, brought to life through a custom 7-minute soundscape created by Abbott using the ambient sounds of Kogarah and its surrounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The result is a synchronised light and sound experience that’s equal parts irreverent and immersive, celebrating place, identity and the oddball charm of suburban Sydney.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fnews\u002F6563\u002Fking_bin_chicken","2025-07-03T13:10:00"]