Escape the daily grind and for one breathtaking sensational moment Under the Crystal Sky, you find yourself immersed in a rainbow wonderland of sweetness engulfed with child-like awe as you wander through the fairytale playground of utopian dreams.

Under the Crystal Sky created by Pip & Pop, is a vibrant installation lavishly filled with dunes of coloured sugar, embellished with miniature objects and all things sweet, accompanied with a soundscape specifically designed by Big Ear.

The exhibition springs from Pip & Pop’s fascination with the kawaii (cute) aesthetics of Japanese pop culture that ranges from items you come across at the local bargain shop to intricately folded origami pieces, to disposable edible objects.

Under the Crystal Sky celebrates the culture of mass consumption and joyfully embraces the after-effects that flow from the encompassing ecstasy of excessiveness. They term it ‘happy capitalism’ and encourage the consumer to welcome the phenomenon with gleeful delight.

Meet Pip & Pop in person on Saturday 16 May for a chance to discover the creativity behind the imaginary paradise. To view Under the Crystal Sky online, please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipandpop/.

Pip & Pop are one of the three selected finalists of the Japan Foundation, Sydney’s new artist program, Facetnate! Other finalists include Andrea Innocent and Gemma Cuneo who will be exhibiting their work in the following months ahead.

Pip & Pop (WA)

Nicole Andrijevic and Tanya Schultz work together as collaborative duo Pip & Pop. Their art practice encompasses installation, painting, photography and wall drawings. Their abundantly detailed and seductively colourful works are made from an eclectic mix of materials such as confectionary, plastic objects and plants, origami, vinyl, paint, and magazine cut-outs. With child-like optimism and playful working methods, they construct and transform everyday objects into elaborate and joyfully excessive artworks that explore notions of desire, abundance and blissful states of being.

Pip & Pop appeared in last year’s YEN-produced Curvy 5 Sweet Dreams for Queen Bees and has recently had their work exhibited in Federation Square, Melbourne, Westspace, Melbourne, and at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art.