Carrying The Fire

Companion app for participants in Carrying The Fire, Albany-Kinjarling 2026. Join thousands in a synchronised light and soundscape experience. Albany-Kinjarling will glow with light and unity as thousands of handmade lanterns illuminate the coastline all the way from Emu Point to Binalup / Middleton Beach. We will gather along the sand, transforming the foreshore into a breathtaking string of lights: a living, ephemeral artwork captured in footage to be shared worldwide. ABOUT THE APP To create a truly unique event and visual spectacle, we have engaged creative technologist Andy O'Neil to program an app and soundscape to light up the full length of the beach. The app syncs your phone to a pre-programmed lighting design that turns your torch light on and off in customised sequences. The effect will result in a breathtaking string of lights, moving as one: a living, ephemeral artwork to be captured in footage to be shared worldwide. ABOUT At 7pm on the night of Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Albany coastline from Emu Point to Binalup/Middleton Beach will glow with the warmth of thousands of handmade lanterns. Initiated, produced, and presented by FORM in collaboration with Creative Producer Southern Edge Arts and Artistic Director Annette Carmichael, Carrying the Fire is a large-scale, community-led participatory artwork celebrating our community spirit and shared future. We respectfully acknowledge the Menang Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of Kinjarling (Albany), the land and waters on which Carrying the Fire takes place. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and honour their enduring connection to Country, culture, and community. HOW TO PARTICIPATE 1. Register to Attend: Event night relies on collective participation by the public to shape the artwork. 2. Build your Lantern: Join a free community workshop with all materials provided, or make one at home using step-by-step DIY guides. 3. Download the App: The app syncs your phone torch to a soundscape, so the whole beach lights up as one. Drones will film it from above. 4. Join the Event: Arrive at your zone by 6:30pm on 7 November with your lantern and phone to walk the coastline. We will send your zone and full instructions 10 days before the event. LOCATIONS When you register, we will allocate you one of five zones along the beach. Please head there on the night. We choose your zone to suit the access needs you shared with us, and to spread everyone evenly along the coastline. ZONE A: Ellen Cove and Ellen Cove Boardwalk. Overflow parking is at Eyre Park, with drop-off zones on Flinders Parade and Adelaide Crescent. ZONE B: Albany Surf Life Saving Club to Surfers Beach. Overflow parking is at Eyre Park, with drop-off zones on Flinders Parade, Adelaide Crescent and at the Rotary Lookout. ZONE C: Stretching north from Surfers Beach. Overflow parking is at the southern end of the golf course, and the shuttle bus picking up from Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre and Collingwood Park, stops near the Golf Club for Zones C and D, where signage will point you down to the beach. ZONE D: Emanating from the Golf Club. The shuttle bus from Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre stops at the Golf Club for Zones C and D, where signage will point you down to the beach. Public parking here is very limited, so the shuttle is your best bet. ZONE E: Stretching south from Emu Point. Make your way to the corner of Firth Street and Boongarrie Street, where signs will show you the beach access point. The shuttle stops on Mermaid Avenue, between Jackson and Miller Streets. JOIN US Join thousands on the foreshore as Albany-Kinjarling transforms into a living masterpiece of unity, reflection and hope. Carry the Fire with us, together.