The Knot Launch

Expected the unexpected this winter at Fed Square!

Become delightfully entangled in an art experience like no other. Taking centre-stage at Fed Square this winter is a bold, large-scale, immersive artwork, never before seen in Australia from French artist Cyril Lancelin – The Knot. The Knot is based on a knitting node or trefoil knot, with several nodes juxtaposed and connected by a continuous line. The immersive installation is designed to both fill a space and divide it into different sections, becoming a maze of passages that invite you to bend down, step over, and weave through to get around. As you experience this artwork, you also become part of it as your movements diverge and intersect with those of others. Each evening The Knot will be illuminated as it lights up our chilly winter nights. We invite you to become delightfully entangled in The Knot!

Due to ongoing stay-at-home restrictions, Frenchy Weekends has now been cancelled. The Knot will be staying at Fed Square until September 19, so we look forward to sharing Cyril Lancelin’s incredible, immersive sculpture with you all when we return. Celebrate all things French this winter with live music, Frenchy Fed Free Workshops, giveaways and French films! As winter darkens our nights and The Knot lights up the Square in a pink hazy glow, we invite you to experience the essence of the French notion of joir de vivre! Every weekend Fed Square will be effervescing with fun and French-themed activity: Experience live music from bands or DJs each night, playing everything from classic French tunes to banging French electronica. Attend a Mimosas and Monet or Beers and Brushes art class. Learn how to host a French party – escargot anyone? Score some free giveaways, like delicious Posh Brioche or a pink parapluie! Watch a classic French film, curated by our friends at Alliance Française de Melbourne. So bring your favourite Francophile, your bestie or your beau, and head down to Fed Square for Frenchy Weekends! Free blankets are also available at each film screening for a gold coin donation – all proceeds will go to the Sacred Heart Mission – so you’ll stay toasty warm in a comfortable deckchair. Check out the full program below. Presented by Fed Square in partnership with Alliance Française de Melbourne.

Enhance your sensory experience of The Knot with a special dish, dessert or drink! While Fed Square is awash in glorious pink light this winter – thanks to the presence of internationally-renowned French artist Cyril Lancelin’s The Knot – drop in at one of our many bars, restaurants and cafes to complete your Knot sensory experience! Sip a classic French martini, dine on a delicious rosewater rice pudding or go the whole-hog and enjoy a full-blown French-inspired six-course degustation: we’ve got it all! And throughout the season of The Knot, we are also giving away special offers on many of these menu items, so keep your eyes peeled! We also have a very special Knot-themed masterclass from the King of Desserts, Darren Purchese (of Burch & Purchese). Check out how to make his dessert that is Knot a Tarte below … Bon appétit!