{"id":348,"date":"2010-12-02T11:38:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T00:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/?p=348"},"modified":"2010-12-08T03:00:48","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T16:00:48","slug":"newcastle-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/?p=348","title":{"rendered":"newcastle winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After being fortunate enough to have won the Newcastle Poetry Prize (New Media) with Ben last year, I was very pleased to accept the Hunter Writers\u2019 Centre invitation to judge the 2010 entries. Congratulations to the winners James Stuart<\/span><\/span> <\/span>and Laura Gulbin<\/span> (I just read this on the HWC site<\/a> \u2013 when I judged the entries a few months back they were submitted to me without the names of the creators).
\nJames and Laura\u2019s submission Sudden Rain, Tilba Tilba<\/a><\/span> was exquisite. I\u2019m not sure whether my judge\u2019s comments were read at the announcement & launch, but I include them here for anyone\u2019s interest:<\/p>\n

This truly is mixed media. Like watching a close-up of hand-made Chinese paper on an old projector with the new millennium bonus of interactivity. Transparent water colours on a tactile surface; interesting use of textures and choice of typography. Some of the text animation is perhaps a little contrived, but transitions between screens and animated graphic elements are technically slick and aesthetically beautiful.
\nThe counterpoint of Chinese characters and an Australian environment, the visual construction and deconstruction of the landscape and the effective and well executed soundscape add other layers to the meaning of the poem itself \u2013 a poem which could stand alone on its own merits but now has other strata of sumptuous complexity.
\nSudden rain is much more substantial and polished than its rivals. It\u2019s clear that much more work has gone into this than the alternate entries.
\nIt has the best use of illustration, sound, texture, animation, transitions and layout and is the most successful in pulling all of these aspects together to create an immersive experience.
\nI especially appreciate that there are conflicting elements which don\u2019t attempt to reach a conclusion \u2013 richly varied, complex and contradictory \u2013 much like Life.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rob Walker
\nwww.robwalkerpoet.com
\nNPP New Media Winner 2009 and 2007<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congratulations James and Laura on a well-deserved win.<\/p>\n

(Access it HERE<\/a> which links to Laura’s website. Experiment with the text and the cursor!)<\/p>\n

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