Sydney’s Inner West Council—Edge Greenway Festival
Songs of Greenway was a site-specific installation that explored the spectrum of sound that exists outside the range of human hearing. Studio Lu & Lu were commissioned by Inner West Council to deliver the installation as well as a public programme and live music performance as part of an artist residency at the Edge Greenway Festival.
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Credits: Lucy Moroney (Artist and Co-Founder), Jarad Avnell (Sound Engineer), Shaun Hepple (Videographer), Harley Houghton (Guitarist), Adam Martinic (Bassist), Richard Ho, Melinda Barbagallo and Emily Si (Talent).
Using contact microphones, we created a soundscape from the contracting movements of a trees in response to environmental factors and human activity. Our installation served as the lens between the audience and the landscape, showcasing the story of an otherwise silent figure in the Greenway.
We also collaborated with two improv musicians to produce an intimate live gig inside the installation. They used a guitar, bass and pitch-shifting effects processor to weave together an electronic tapestry of sounds in response to the soundscape.