Impossible Adelaide

A Visual Essay

The Impossible University is found in the city of Adelaide. The city itself is impossible in many ways, not always noticed. Join us as we tour around Adelaide. Some of its sights are almost too impossible to be believed. Almost.

Sky Clouds Cubes Triangles

Internode with Reflected UFOs

DSS Building

Big Lights, Little Crane

Port Adelaide

Railway Station

Silos

Popeye Reflected

Reflected Bird

Rotunda (Homage to Escher)

Adelaide Oval

Mormon Temple

Old and New, Big and Small

Building-Statue

Austral Stores

Christmas Balls

East End

Limousine as Fixture

Masonic Magic

Many Windows

David Jones

Valamanesh Fountains

Bike Rack with Shadows

Waterfall

Bridge with Reflection

Samstag Gallery

TAFE

University of South Australia East

Westpac with Necker Cubes

University Buildings

University of South Australia West

Art Gallery with Big Footprint

Advice to Parliament (Homage to Magritte II)

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Direction: Chris Mortensen

Special Effects Artwork and Cameras: Peter Quigley and Steve Leishman

Creative Input: all of the above: comments to: chris.mortensen@adelaide.edu.au

January 2009.

This project is conducted within the Department of Philosophy, University of Adelaide,

and funded by The Australian Research Council.