THE PEOPLES WEATHER REPORT

Arts House, Melbourne 2014

CONCEPT: Angharad Wynne-Jones (Arts House)
INSTALLATION CONCEPT & DESIGNER: Tanja Beer
SOUND DESIGNER: Nick Roux
DRAMATURG: Tristan Meecham
KOKEDAMA CONSULTANT: Anthony Fossati
INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE: Jennifer Tran and Milton Perks

VOLUNTEERS: Zoe Aimee-May Atterbury, Luz Cheng, Vivian Cooper, Nina Fitzgerald, Emma Frank, Bronwyn Geddes, Sandeep Henry, Isobel Hutton, Rosemary Johnston, Karisa Le-Paez, Han Li, Anita Ravichandran, Jayme Thompson, Jennifer Tran, Susan Wilfred, Laura Williams, Lily Wu

PHOTOGRAPHY: Nick Roux & Jennifer Tran

INFO:
The People’s Weather Report explored human responses to climate change through the provocation of creating short ‘weather reports’ of sound and spoken word. My aim was to create a highly visual and multi-sensory space that would connect with the diversity and complexity of the soundscape. In other words, an environment that might represent a microcosm of experiences, where the sound, visual and other sensory elements (such as smell and taste) could become completely entwined. The installation included over 60 suspended moss-ball (kokedama) plants including a variety of species and forms. Created with the assistance of several volunteers, each kokedama plant was lovingly crafted and hung in the space to create a suspended forest of living globes. Audiences were not only encouraged to connect with nature through people’s stories, but also through the multi-sensory aspects of the design including touch, scent and taste.