Glasshouse Mountains

ELISION Ensemble
performer: Rosanne Hunt | violoncello
composer: Liza Lim
visual artist: Judy Watson
sound design: Michael Hewes

An installation-performance work comprising sculptures, video, floor- and wall-pieces made with volcanic soils from each of the individual mountains, projections of topographical drawings, environmental sound recordings, spatially manipulated electronics and live cello performances.

Institute of Modern Art and Queensland Music Festival in Brisbane. Dates: July 22- August 30, 2005

Background: The Glasshouse Mountains are a series of ancient eroded volcanoes located in the Sunshine coast hinterland of Southeast Queensland, Australia. The ten mountains, named in Aboriginal lore, are powerful presences. Seen from across the water of the Pumicestone Passage, their
mystical forms seem to float above the ground. They suggest iconic images of levitating rock, reverberating with the deep sonorities of gigantic bells.

The Glasshouse Mountains are a dramatic terrain for investigating the acculturation of natural environments through processes of mapping. The project draws on the multiple histories surrounding these mountains. It reflects views from both an Indigenous knowledge base in which country is synonymous with spiritual and cultural values and European attitudes to land in which maps record histories of exploration, ownership and the exploitation of resources.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• liza lim
• rosanne hunt
• judy watson
• michael hewes
• elision ensemble
• cello
• violoncello
• glasshouse mountains
• installation
• modern art
• contemporary music

[enjoi324]

This is pretty cool, but I don't really understand this... o_O

[KatiaTiutiunnik]

This is a very powerful work. Thank you for posting it!