If you've walked through level one of the Canberra Centre recently, you might have spotted the new art installation across from the Apple store.
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And the best thing about it is you can break the number one rule when it comes to artworks – you're allowed to touch it. In fact it only properly works if you do.
The piece tells the story of two characters, Jacob and Emily, as they make their way across Canberra's iconic locations.
You use your finger to guide them on their journey across places including the Arboretum, Telstra Tower, Kingston Foreshore and Lake Burley Griffin so they can meet in the middle.
It combines projectors, temperature light, motion sensors and the futuristic-sounding 'conductive ink' to make it come to life.
But the real question remains – what's behind the artwork. It's covering the hoarding blocking off access to the section of the shopping centre undergoing refurbishment.
While the ground floor area that used to house shops including Lincraft and Parliament has now been completely gutted, Canberra Centre are keeping mum as to what's going in there.
