experience
Holocene Sound Walk
FRIDAY OCTOBER 15
5 – 6PM
LOCATION: BOREEN POINT
Leah Barclay and Biosphere Soundscapes
Holocene is an immersive sound walk along the edge of the lake at Boreen Point that connects to the soundscapes of global biosphere reserves in response to the 50th Anniversary of the UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. The work references the current period of geologic time that corresponds with the global changes caused by human activities and technological revolutions. It explores the tensions present in UNESCO biosphere reserves, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges and contradictions of sustainable development.
The audience will walk along the edge of the lake at dusk with their feet in the water wearing wireless headphones and listening to a live soundscape mix. The acoustic ecology will focus around the Noosa Biosphere Reserve revealing invisible ecosystems we usually can not hear including hydrophones deep in the everglades and microbats navigating the surface of the lake at dusk. The experience will draw on the voices of traditional owners, including Lyndon Davis and Brent Miller and will weave in the soundscapes of biosphere reserves across the planet.
Participants will have the opportunity to contribute an image and audio recording after the experience as part of a research project at USC Sunshine Coast led by Dr Leah Barclay and Dr Tricia King that explores the role of creativity in ecological engagement.
BOOK YOUR TICKETIn accordance with our Conditions of Entry, all visitors attend Floating Land Biennale (FLB) at their own risk. Whilst FLB has implemented all legally required and recommended control measures in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, by entering FLB all visitors acknowledge and accept that there currently remains an unquantifiable risk of transmission of COVID-19. All visitors are assumed to have assessed this risk of transmission, including through consideration of their own health condition, in making the decision to attend FLB.
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- Have you been overseas within the last 14 days?
- Have you recently returned from declared Queensland Health hotspots?
- Have you been or someone you live with social isolated within the last 14 days?
- Do you have any flu like symptoms?
In line with the COVID restriction Roadmap for Queensland, you must wear a mask when unable to stay 1.5m apart from people who are not part of your household.
