In this podcast you will learn how artists Alex Moss and Maggie May Jeffries developed a shared creative process that bridges traditional painting and interactive media.

In this interview, Alex Moss and Maggie Jeffries discuss the creative process behind The Weather at midnight. The exhibition combines painting, projection, and real-time interaction to create a shifting environment of light and movement. Through subtle digital overlays and live painting, static canvases become dynamic, evolving works that change with audience presence. The exhibition was presented at Moonah Arts Centre.

Alex Moss is a Lutruwita/Tasmanian-based media artist whose work transforms spaces through projected light, sound design, and interactive elements. Maggie May Jeffries is a painter from Lutruwita/Tasmania whose practice explores memory, environment, and sensory experience through layered, detailed compositions.

Listen to this podcast to learn about:

• The role of experimentation, trust, and structure in cross-disciplinary collaboration, and how shared workshops shaped Alex and Maggie’s evolving process.
• How data, audience presence, and live performance intertwined during the exhibition.
• What “slow noticing” reveals about time, attention, and the perception of creative work.

Chapters

(00:00:00) Introduction to artist collaboration

(00:01:18) Meet Maggie and Alex

(00:01:52) The weather at midnight project

(00:04:17) Audience experience and interaction

(00:05:51) Inspiration and process

(00:09:11) Live painting and performance

(00:18:06) Workshops and collaboration

(00:23:26) Future directions and advice

(00:25:13) Conclusion and farewell

About Alex Moss

Alex Moss is a media artist based in Lutruwita/Tasmania and a member of Second Echo Ensemble. With over ten years of experience, his work spans projection, sound design, and interactive installation, transforming spaces through light and sensory engagement. He has created work for the University of Tasmania, Hobart City Council, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, and the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival. Alex received the 2023 Best Sound Design Professional Theatre Award for Outside Boy with Second Echo Ensemble.

About Maggie Jeffries

Maggie May Jeffries is a painter based in Lutruwita/Tasmania and a member of Second Echo Ensemble. Her practice explores memory, place, and the natural environment through layered paintings that merge observation with imagination. She graduated with First Class Honours in Fine Art and Psychology from the University of Tasmania in 2022. Represented by Despard Gallery, she received the NEXT Award in 2018 and was a finalist in the 2024 Women’s Art Prize Tasmania.

Links from this podcast with Alex Moss and Maggie Jeffries

• Visit Moonah Arts Centre
• Explore Moonah Arts Centre’s exhibition page for The weather at midnight
• Visit Alex Moss’ website
• Follow Alex Moss on Instagram
• Learn more about Maggie May Jeffries at Despard Gallery
• Follow Maggie May Jeffries on Instagram