Rebecca Mayo with Aunty Deidre Martin and Jacob Morris, The Plant Sensibilia Machine (installation view), 2022-23. Stainless steel, PVC pipe, bicycle chain, plant material collected at Bundanon, water, hemp, printed metal salts. Courtesy: the artist and Bundanon, NSW. Photography: Zan Wimberley.
Siteworks 2022: From a deep valley draws on climate research, critical thinking, First Nations knowledge and technologies and creative digital spaces, throughout a major exhibition and a program of outdoor installations, performances, workshops, talks, and digital artworks.
As part of their ongoing exhibition involving 25 artists and 10 scientific researchers, Bundanon is holding a curated series of events across 4 key weekends. They position the artist as a kind of weather balloon, capturing ‘weather reports’ from this place and time.
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 January
Introductory talks to Inside, Underground exhibition held Saturday and Sunday, 11am & 2pm.
Drop in workshops held Saturday 10am – 5pm.
Two performances, plus workshops and talks to be held Sunday 10am – 5pm. These include a performance of The Plant Sensibilia Machine, a large-scale hand-operated dyeing machine that brings the process out of the studio and into the public realm. The project brings together the plants of Bundanon and the Shoalhaven together with the significant Yuin voices of Aunty Deidre Martin and Jacob Morris. It also includes a performance of Hearing Country, a work about learning to read and exist with Country, with experimental performances based on the teachings of Uncle Noel Butler.
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January
Introductory talks to Inside, Underground exhibition held Saturday and Sunday, 11am & 2pm.
Drop in workshops held Saturday 10am – 5pm.
Three performances, plus workshops and talks to be held Sunday 10am – 5pm. These include a performance of The Plant Sensibilia Machine, Hearing Country, and Spells for Water, the latter undertaken by the Dirt Witches and Tree Venerators in a ritualistic experience choreographed by Lizzie Thompson.
Each stay also includes one night of accommodation, a guided foraging walk with Diego Bonetto, 3-course chef’s table dinner (set menu), local wines and beers, a continental breakfast, a yoga class, and Art Museum entry.
For further details or to book your spot, visit Bundanon’s site here.
To find out more, read our Travel News article on the project here.
