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"NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history and culture of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Here Australia has an opportunity to
reflect on the crucial importance of First Nations knowledge systems in
addressing many of the challenges in our world today.
Beeyali is a creative research project currently featuring in the
Djagan
Yaman exhibition as part of NAIDOC Week. The project began in Queensland to
visualise the calls of wildlife using the science of visualising sound.
Beeyali is a word from the Kabi Kabi peoples in southeastern Queensland,
which means “to call”. The project aims to sound an alarm for the multitude of
vulnerable species on the brink of extinction in Australia.
Beeyali was conceived by Lyndon Davis, a Kabi Kabi man and artist with works
featuring in national and international collections. Working in collaboration
with sound artist Leah Barclay and photographer Tricia King, Davis conceived
Beeyali as a way to encourage communities to listen, connect with place and
share knowledge through new technology.
The trio (who are also the authors of this article) first worked together on
Listening in the Wild. This was a series of immersive soundscapes and
photography exploring how remote experiences of natural environments can
encourage ecological empathy, cultural knowledge and connection to place."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
