Projects in Development
De/composing: Kelp Violin
Exploring the complexities of kelp as a cultural material and musical instrument, this video draws attention to the complex relationship between humans and the natural world; juxtaposing a craving for deep relationship to the ocean with a business-as-usual approach as sea levels rise.
Image of kelp violin made by Roger Bodley.
Song of Disappearance: Great Southern Reef Album
An album of underwater field recordings of Great Southern Reef environments, individual voices of marine flora and fauna, and compositions co-authored with waters we immersed in. Development of Hydrophone array technology for 3D underwater recording.
Created in partnership with the Bowerbird Collective. Album art by Mervyn Street
Hydra
Innovative underwater spatial audio recording device developed by project collaborator Drew Stansbury.
Festival Installation
In Memory of Kelp: Pool performance, sound and multi-sensory installation. An underwater funeral service for giant kelp.
Shipwrecked: A sculptural work that responds to tidal movements, Sea Country, and cultural erasure
Southern Ecophony: A participatory multichannel sound work made in collaboration with ocean conciousness.
Produced by the Ten Days on the Island Festival in 2027.
Sculpture by Mandy Quadrio, photo by Louis Lim.