Deep Listening

Deep Listening is an interactive and immersive installation that integrates seamlessly with the natural environment of the paperbark tree site. Spanning 45 meters, the installation features a winding trail complemented by eco-friendly fabric panels that weave between and among the trees. This dynamic artwork is inspired by the textural diversity of the paperbark and the ever-present wind within Barrambin, resulting in a kinetic experience reminiscent of a tunnel.

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At its core, Deep Listening is a tribute to the Melaleuca species, recognized for its significant role in environmental regeneration and its cultural and medicinal values. The design of the artwork echoes a gentle stream of water that once was seeking to redirect visitors’ focus from the distractions of the external material world, ushering and guiding them into a more tranquil, safe, and sensitive space of deep listening to the natural world, also known as ‘Dadirri’ an Indigenous place-based research methodology. Deep Listening encourages the viewers to honour the ground beneath their feet, cultivate an intimate bond with the trees, and foster a deeper connection with the land through an empathetic lens, acknowledging the past, present, and future all in one place.