Pepper’s Ghost: ISPT Madame Brussels Laneway Competition

This project is an abstract representation of the past that uses reclaimed and easy-to-maintain materials, with a focus on sound, light, and sight exploration. The name Pepper’s Ghost is taken from the Pepper’s Ghost pipe found and displayed on this site as an artifact. A Pepper’s Ghost is a 19th-Century theatrical illusion technique where the use of mirrors and translucent panels work together to create ghost-like characters.

The site has a significant story to tell, specifically in its development of Melbourne’s identity. It has to be executed in a manner that can be immersive and ‘sticky’ to ensure value can be created for the public realm as well as the business owners on-site, which is what Pepper’s Ghost is all about.

ITINERARY:

• Drinks at Little Lon Distilling Co: https://www.littlelondistillingco.com/

• Walking tour: https://melbournewalks.com.au/madam-brussells-tour/

FURTHER INFORMATION:

IMAGE 1: Birthday party in Casselden Place, Little Lon, 1914 (Museum Victoria)

IMAGE 2: Marie Hayes' mother, Tess, left, aunt Polly and Ada Maine in 1901 outside the family house, 42 Cumberland Place, near Little Lonsdale Street (Museum Victoria)

IMAGE 3: 'Barbarous murder in Little Lonsdale Street', depicting the body of William Payne, a tailor who worked in Russell Street, murdered by a group of four men. Published in the Police News, April 21, 1877 (State Library Victoria)

IMAGE 4: Madame Brussels (State Library Victoria)