SINE is the provocation of sound made visual. SINE is a mathematical series where the operation adds infinite quantities to a given equation. Mathematics, music and visual art expand common threads of thinking and expression around thoughts of order. Artist, musician, maker combine to mediate expressions through material object, instrument, performance, and the graphic to form the exhibition SINE at Wallace. Each contributor is invited to show an existing work or develop/adapt a concept for the exhibition taking a deep dive into SINE space. Artists: Leah Curtis Cat Hope Rex Bruce Jonathon Stockman Sze Tsang Matt Dickmann Eduardo Cossio Nic […]

Fremantle’s Inner Harbour will be transformed by The Port’s Call, an expansive sonic installation by Thomas Supple and Byron J Scullin. Beginning at dawn on the first day of the Biennale and continuing until dusk on Sunday 12 November, the arrival and departure of each large vessel (regardless of the time of day), will be signalled by a bespoke soundscape. With each passing vessel, a continually changing symphony of sound, using long-range acoustic technology, will echo throughout the Port. Stretching across a square kilometre, from the South Mole into Victoria Quay, the harbour will become a living stage for this […]

Kastoms is a new iteration of Taloi Havini’s Answer to the Call, an immersive twenty-two speaker installation, composed in dialogue with contemporary arts practice, scientific investigation and customary wisdom. Originally created after her residency onboard the R/V Falkor (Schmidt Ocean Institute) and premiered with the TBA21-Academy at Ocean Space, Venice (2021), this significant work is now re-imagined in Australia for the first time, resounding in a series of cycles specifically for the Old Customs House in Fremantle. An island platform will lie at the centre, its shape and blue tones will evoke the depth and expanse of our understanding of Oceania […]

Resonant is an exhibition bringing together two distinct installations at PS Art Space by Bori Benko and Rob Kettels. In conversation with space, time and, one another. Resonant will transport viewers into an entangled vibrational and sonic world, into a space of shared visual lyricism and intertwined histories. Bori Benko’s Songs to the Universe makes visible the vibrating forces beyond our perception. Everything in our world, in the digital landscape and within our bodies, hum with vibrational energy. Bori captures these different frequencies and unique tunes in her moving mechanical sculptures. Revealed in this exhibition are the harmonies, patterns and travelling waves […]

Nice To Meet You: trumpeters Tom Avgenicos and Jessica Carlton play together for the first time. First meetings rarely play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, Australian trumpeters Tom Avgenicos and Jessica Carlton will take to the stage under these unique circumstances. Will it be duelling trumpets or a scintillating soundscape of haunting beauty? […]

Nice to Meet You: trombonist Shannon Barnett meets double bassist and vocalist Helen Svoboda. First meetings rarely play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together, and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, Australian-born, German-based trombonist Shannon Barnett will meet Melbourne double bass player and vocalist Helen Svoboda. Will this duo create musical magic of spartan simplicity or radically robust improvisations? No-one will […]

Nice To Meet You: guitarist Josh Meader and bass player Sam Anning play together for the first time. First meetings don’t always play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together, and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, Sydney guitarist Josh Meader will meet Melbourne bass player Sam Anning. Will these two powerhouse players create musical fireworks, or slip into subtle, sonoric serenity? […]

Nice To Meet You: pianist Matthew Sheens and drummer Ben Vanderwal play together for the first time First meetings rarely play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, New York-based Australian pianist and composer Matthew Sheens is paired with globally renowned Perth drummer Ben Vanderwal. How will these two unique forces in the world of […]

Sunset listening experiences to delicate, careful music by highly-regarded experimental musicians from around Australia. Dale Gorfinkel www.dalegorfinkel.com  Dale Gorfinkel has been engaging in site-attentive improvisation for over fifteen years. He carries a deep attention, playfulness and a captivating sense of flow across all of his performances, which usually are made on self-made instruments. His “Air Drums” use breath to vibrate large balloon membranes stretched over drums. These are amplified by microphones that swing like pendulums, creating phenomenal ripples of tone and sub-bass rumbles. Bunningscore meets profound attunement with place. Sun 5 Nov, 6pm – Dale Gorfinkel Fri 10 Nov, 6pm […]

fOUR: Nate Wood’s one-man band of virtuosic ability and space-y sounds. Grammy-nominated, New York-based multi-instrumentalist Nate Wood called this project fOUR “because it’s me with four limbs playing four instruments at once”. A truly ambitious take on going solo, Wood plays everything — analogue synths, drums, bass, guitar as well as vocals — at the same time. fOUR’s sound veers from complex, space-y prog rock to electronic-tinged instrumentals. “Wood’s brain splits attention between four synthesisers, an electric bass and a drum kit, all while singing about futurism. Wood plays all of fOUR’s tunes in one take. No backing tracks. No […]

Close to the submerged remnants of the Fremantle Long Jetty, an immersive re-telling of arrival and separation will unfold. So once you were here they had you is an experiential audio-visual poem to the 50 young cotton-weaver women who arrived on the shores of Walyalup, journeying by ship from Lancashire over 110 days and nights in 1863. Created by electronic music composer Rebecca Riggs-Bennett and video artist Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, this work takes place across Bathers Beach, re-tracing the steps of the women and the many others of the “Bride Ship” era. So once you were here they had you is […]

Join us for a celebration of Tone List and to help us raise money to continue our operations into the future. Come down to The Sullivan Hall from 5pm for hangs, home-cooked food and drinks, with live music kicking off around 7pm. Entry by donation. Your generosity is admired and appreciated. Schedule from 5pm: hangs, home cooked food, limited edition merch, silly antics, and Sookie (504, The Noise and Vibration Council) sharing some music and ways of listening to music. Bring a picnic rug and lounge in the sun outside the hall - it's beaut. after 7pm: live performances by Great Statue - is it scary drag, […]