Harmonic Islands/
Pale Blue Dot Collective

This piece was developed for a Pale Blue Dot Collective exhibition at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand in January 2022. I spent several weeks in residence on behalf of the collective in September 2020. During the residency, I travelled around the Ōtautahi/ Christchurch area and spent time field recording and photographing the forests and landscapes. The artists worked across oceans to develop this work whilst separated by pandemic restrictions.

Through sound, we journey back to ancient Aotearoa, to imagine the forests before they were ever seen by human eyes. As we move from the water to the forest, pushing through dense vegetation, we encounter mysterious sounds eluding to species that are no longer part of our landscape. Through a deep-time perspective, we invite you into a new way of seeing the familiar species that we share our world with and explore the cosmic importance of our habitats.