A sound experience drawing on movements in the sea both near and far. Join us for dusk at the waters edge by the St Kilda Pier.

This work is a part of O_C_E_A_N, a new contemporary arts festival offering poignant and exciting explorations into our connection to the ocean. 22-29 March. Head here for more.

MIGRATION PATTERNS

The ocean is a complex acoustic environment, where marine life is reliant on sound to communicate and survive. The impacts of climate change are often very visible in terrestrial environments, yet dramatic changes in marine ecosystems are going unnoticed simply due to visibility. Increased anthropogenic noise and rising temperatures continue to cause unfathomable ecological disruptions that are dramatically transforming the acoustic ecologies of our oceans. The Ocean Sound Walk uses an array of wireless headphones as the audience walks along the coast line listening to a live mix of underwater recordings from the East Coast of Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Park. This work traces sonic migration patterns and shifting ecologies from the smallest micro crustaceans to the largest marine mammals on the planet.

DATE: Saturday 28 March
SESSION TIME: 5PM or 6:30PM
WHERE: St Kilda Pier
DURATION: 60MINS
COST: $20+BF

ARTIST

Leah Barclay
A sound artist, designer and researcher who works at the intersection of art, science and technology. Leah's research and creative work over the last decade has investigated innovative approaches to recording and disseminating the soundscapes of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to inform conservation, scientific research and public engagement. Her work explores ways we can use creativity, new technologies and emerging science to reconnect communities to the environment and inspire climate action.

We acknowledge the lands on which we present this work are the lands of the Yaluk-ut Weelam people of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.