Internationally celebrated US sound and media artist Stephen Vitiello will create two extraordinary new art projects in Sydney this August, forming the 20th Kaldor Public Art Project.
Vitiello’s major work, to be installed in the historic former Brickworks at Sydney Park, is entitled The Sound of Red Earth, and is the result of extensive sound recordings captured by the artist throughout the Kimberley region in Western Australia.
Over the past year, the artist has made two week-long field trips to the Kimberley to record bird and animal calls in freshwater billabongs, the sounds of tidal flows and marine life. He has even captured the frequency of the starlight and translated it into sound. Vitiello’s many recordings detail the natural life and environment of the region. Layered and recombined, they will become new soundscapes for his installation in the old brick-making kilns at Sydney Park. Resonating with sound and light, the kilns will be transformed into immersive environments, evoking the remote Australian landscape. Each composition will reflect a different focus: wind, water and native wildlife.
The historic Sydney Park area was first cleared for agricultural use by a marine sergeant of the first fleet and has since played a significant role in the development of the city. In the 1840s, clay was extracted and brick-making began on the site, casting the bricks used to build early Sydney suburbs and its industry. The site has recently been re-developed by the City to create a vast and vibrant community parkland and the old brick - brick-making kilns will now be officially open to the public for the first time with this new installation.
THE SOUND OF RED EARTH
13 August- 12 September 2010
Sydney Park Brickworks, Cnr Princes Hwy & Sydney Park Road, St. Peters, Sydney, Australia
OPENING TIMES: 12-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun
