Deep listening to the places we cherish can ground us, tethering us to the ecosystems we’re part of, laying down memories for a future that’s hard to imagine. Might these soundscapes help shape that future? Is it even possible to sonically rewild landscapes? Emotional connections ...breaking down the sounds in my head, and mouthing them …
A microscope image (1200x magnification) of burn marks on a Western Rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) tree leaf near the Maynard’s house. March 2025. On the first Saturday in March, I went for a drive across the farm at Narromine where I’ve been working with farmer and agroecologist, Bruce Maynard, on my SOIL+AiR Creative Future Landscapes project. Bruce …
As my creative year begins to very slowly wind up with what will surely be enough tension to carry it into next year, I’ve been left thinking about where the call to action is in the work I do, be it recording and composing soundscapes, walking, writing, visual documentation or community engagement. Every day, we're …
In August 2024, as I was preparing for my spring SOIL+AiR creative rural research residency sessions on farm, I wrote about listening to one of the paddock trees for a Meta* post. Going into the New Year, I thought it worth revisiting. I had the privilege of sitting close to a Kurrajong tree in a …
Sowing seeds that can stimulate societal transformations. For decades I've heard artists say their art does the talking for them. As someone who likes to write, putting together an artist or work statement has never a problem, but I know artists who really struggle to explain WHY they do what they do. Many will describe …
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