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Plans for DarkLab Transformer artwork ditched amid rising costs
Key takeaways
- The mirrored art installation was planned for Ida Bay, in Tasmania's Huon Valley.
- The Transformer art project was proposed as a way to attract tourists to the Huon Valley region in the wake of bushfires in 2019.
- But Dark Lab, which runs the Dark Mofo festival, says escalating costs have made the project untenable.
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The mirrored art installation was planned for Ida Bay, in Tasmania's Huon Valley. (Supplied: Doug Aitken and Dark Lab)
The Transformer art project was proposed as a way to attract tourists to the Huon Valley region in the wake of bushfires in 2019.
But Dark Lab, which runs the Dark Mofo festival, says escalating costs have made the project untenable.
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