December 7-9, 2017
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
In December 2017, Biosphere Soundscapes and the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University are hosting “Perspectives on Listening” an international symposium and workshop bringing together an interdisciplinary group of researchers to explore the role of sound in understanding place and environmental changes. "Perspectives on Listening" will introduce the interdisciplinary possibilities of acoustic ecology and highlight emerging fields including ecoacoustics. The event features keynotes from Steven Feld (USA) and Monica Gagliano in addition to panels, research presentations, live performances, immersive installations, sound walks and field trips across the rainforests of the Sunshine Coast and aquatic ecosystems in Noosa Biosphere Reserve.
STEVEN FELD - KEYNOTE
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Leading American ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, and linguist Steven Feld will present the 25th anniversary edition of ‘Voices of the Rainforest’ – his composition of a day in the life of the Bosavi rainforest and Kaluli people in Papua New Guinea. The work has touched audiences concerned with ecological integrity, interspecies art, and cultural survival, and remains in popular circulation through Smithsonian Folkways. |
MONICA GAGLIANO - KEYNOTE
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Monica Gagliano is a Research Associate Professor in Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Western Australia where she has pioneered the brand-new research field of plant bioacoustics by demonstrating for the first time that plants emit their own ‘voices’ as well as detect and respond to the sounds surrounding them. Her research is radically transforming our perception of plants and more generally, Nature. |
REGISTRATION
$120 ($85 for students/concessions)
This is an intimate event with limited capacity, please register now via this link to secure your place.
Virtual registration (for keynotes, presentations and panels) is available for $40
This is an intimate event with limited capacity, please register now via this link to secure your place.
Virtual registration (for keynotes, presentations and panels) is available for $40
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Thursday Dec 7th, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
9:30-10:30am: Welcome to Country and Opening Presentations
10:30-11:00am: Morning Tea (Sound Installations and Listening Room open)
11:00-11:30am: Perspectives on Listening Provocations: Acoustic Ecology and Beyond
11:30-12:30pm: Steven Feld Keynote Presentation
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch (Sound installations and Listening Room open)
1:30-2:00pm: Vanessa Tomlinson “Sounding Environments: Making Sound in Place”
2:00-2:30pm: Grant Smith, Marie Papadomanolaki and Dawn Scarfe "BIOM: Live streaming remote locations"
2:30-3:00pm: The Art and Science of Listening in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (Panel)
3:00-4:00pm: Listening to Country and Decolonising Research (Panel)
4:00-4:30pm: Sound walks, installations, Listening Room and poster presentations
4:30-5:00pm: Afternoon Tea (Sound installations and Listening Room open)
5:00-6:00pm: "Voices of the Rainforest" Steven Feld Keynote Concert
10:30-11:00am: Morning Tea (Sound Installations and Listening Room open)
11:00-11:30am: Perspectives on Listening Provocations: Acoustic Ecology and Beyond
11:30-12:30pm: Steven Feld Keynote Presentation
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch (Sound installations and Listening Room open)
1:30-2:00pm: Vanessa Tomlinson “Sounding Environments: Making Sound in Place”
2:00-2:30pm: Grant Smith, Marie Papadomanolaki and Dawn Scarfe "BIOM: Live streaming remote locations"
2:30-3:00pm: The Art and Science of Listening in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (Panel)
3:00-4:00pm: Listening to Country and Decolonising Research (Panel)
4:00-4:30pm: Sound walks, installations, Listening Room and poster presentations
4:30-5:00pm: Afternoon Tea (Sound installations and Listening Room open)
5:00-6:00pm: "Voices of the Rainforest" Steven Feld Keynote Concert
Friday Dec 8th, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
9:30-10:30am: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Listening and Technology in the Field (Panel)
10:30-11:00am: Morning Tea (Sound Installations and Listening Room open)
11:00-11:30am: Aquatic Ecoacoustics (Panel)
11:30-12:30pm: Monica Gagliano Keynote Presentation
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch (Sound installations and Listening Room open)
1:30-2:30pm: Sound recording the cloud forests of Papua New Guinea’s Huon Peninsular (Panel)
2:30-3:00pm: "The Sound of the Island: Perspectives from Vanuatu" Sandy Sur, Catherine Grant, Thomas Dick
3:00-4:00pm: Intersections between arts, social justice, technology, power and privilege (Arts Front Panel)
4:00-4:30pm: Afternoon Tea
4:30-5:30pm: Closing Panel and Reflections
5:30-6:30pm: Sound walks, installations and Listening Room
10:30-11:00am: Morning Tea (Sound Installations and Listening Room open)
11:00-11:30am: Aquatic Ecoacoustics (Panel)
11:30-12:30pm: Monica Gagliano Keynote Presentation
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch (Sound installations and Listening Room open)
1:30-2:30pm: Sound recording the cloud forests of Papua New Guinea’s Huon Peninsular (Panel)
2:30-3:00pm: "The Sound of the Island: Perspectives from Vanuatu" Sandy Sur, Catherine Grant, Thomas Dick
3:00-4:00pm: Intersections between arts, social justice, technology, power and privilege (Arts Front Panel)
4:00-4:30pm: Afternoon Tea
4:30-5:30pm: Closing Panel and Reflections
5:30-6:30pm: Sound walks, installations and Listening Room
Saturday December 9th, Mary Cairncross Rainforest Discovery Centre
Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve comprises 55 hectares of subtropical rainforest overlooking the Glass House Mountains National Landscape. A remnant of the rainforests that once covered the Blackall Range, the Reserve is a living museum of diverse plant and animal life
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11:30-12:30pm:
1:00-1:30pm: 1:30-3pm: |
Rainforest Sound Walks, Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve
Welcome to Country and Launch of the Biosphere Soundscapes Rainforest Live Stream Perspectives on Listening Panel (Steven Feld, Monica Gagliano, Leah Barclay) |
Saturday December 9th, Noosa Biosphere Reserve
Noosa Biosphere Reserve was the first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for the state of Queensland, established in September 2007. It was the location where Biosphere Soundscapes was founded in 2011 and has hosted various acoustic ecology programs since inception in 2007.
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5:00-6pm:
6:00-7:00pm: |
Launch of the River Listening Hydrophone Live Stream, Noosa River
Symposium Closing Ceremony, Gubbi Gubbi Dance and Biosphere Soundscapes Dusk Performance |
On Sunday the 10th of December there will be an optional dawn recording session at 5am in the Noosa Biosphere Reserve with Leah Barclay and Andrew Skeoch
Registration covers entry to all symposium activities including the concerts and installations. Registration also covers morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch on December 7th and 8th but does not include the transport costs associated with the Saturday or Sunday field trips. We are happy to provide advice on the best transport options.
Biosphere Soundscapes and the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre will be working towards measuring and minimising the carbon impact of this event as part of an initiative to encourage environmentally sustainable research practices. We will provide further information in the digital welcome pack upon registration and welcome feedback and dialogue during the symposium. If you prefer to avoid travel for ethical reasons, we have provided a virtual registration option which will allow interactive access to keynotes, presentations, panels and social media platforms during the event.
Please contact Leah Barclay with any questions about this event.
Biosphere Soundscapes and the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre will be working towards measuring and minimising the carbon impact of this event as part of an initiative to encourage environmentally sustainable research practices. We will provide further information in the digital welcome pack upon registration and welcome feedback and dialogue during the symposium. If you prefer to avoid travel for ethical reasons, we have provided a virtual registration option which will allow interactive access to keynotes, presentations, panels and social media platforms during the event.
Please contact Leah Barclay with any questions about this event.
“Perspectives on Listening” is hosted on Turrbal and Yuggera country in Brisbane and Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi Country on the Sunshine Coast. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, pay respect to the Elders, past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
“Perspectives on Listening” is hosted on Turrbal and Yuggera country in Brisbane and Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi Country on the Sunshine Coast. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, pay respect to the Elders, past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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