Fiveight, Perth Festival bring arts to Carillon City

Fiveight and Perth Festival have partnered up to deliver two free art events at Carillon City as part of the festival’s 2024 season, which starts today. 

The immersive installations will be on display at the vacant property fronting the Hay Street and Murray Street malls for three weeks.

The partnership with Perth Festival is part of Fiveight’s Spaces Between initiative, which aims to attract more visitors to the CBD for arts, cultural and community events.

One of the art events to be displayed at Carillon City is Wetland by Linda Teg, which comprises of a large arrangement of plants set up in the basement of the arcade.

The installation represents the swamplands that once existed on the Swan River foreshore and aim to showcase the natural environment in juxtaposition against the built form of Carillon.

Linda Tegg with Vivienne Hansen, Wetland, 2024

The second art installation is Light Event by Rebecca Baumann, which will deliver an immersive experience for viewers by placing dichroic film across Carillon’s atrium window, turning natural sunlight into coloured light within the space.

Fiveight chief executive Paige Walker said Carillon was the epicentre of the Perth CBD and played a role in connecting the people of Perth.

“Through our Spaces Between initiative we have the privilege of utilising the Carillon City space, working with the organisers at Strange Festival, A Moveable Feast, and now Perth Festival to activate and invite people back into the city while our site undergoes planning for its future state,” Ms Walker said.

“We’re thrilled to see two incredible artists commissioned for Perth Festival’s installations at Carillon City and look forward to sharing these experiences with the public.”

Rebecca Baumann, Light Event, 2024

Fiveight, the property development arm of Andrew Forrest's Tattarang, has owned Carillon since May last year when it bought the 5,700 square metre asset for $80.5 million.

Fiveight purchased Carillon from Dexus after the Sydney-based company abandoned its plans for a $200 million redevelopment.

Dexus bought Carillon for $140 million in late 2016 and had plans to redevelop the asset approved in 2019 before it pulled the pin and instead entered an off-market deal with Fiveight that took 12 months to settle.

Fiveight confirmed its intention to carry out a “transformative redevelopment” of the retail asset and has engaged an architect to design the plans for the renovation, slated to be unveiled this year.