28, 29, 30 October 2026
10:30am - 12:30pm & 7pm - 9pm each day
Silo 6
Join artist Sarah Smuts-Kennedy inside the extraordinary acoustic space of Silo 6 for Listening Like a Tree - a series of six intimate two-hour sound activations.
Working through voice, sound, listening and the extraordinary architecture of the silos, each activation is created in the moment through listening and response - an intimate leap into the unknown together. These Being Withs are not performances and have no predetermined score, and Sarah will be joined by other collaborators, so no two sessions will be alike.
Together, bodies, instruments and the remarkable architecture of the silos create shared fields of resonance, exploring how collective listening might support connection, nervous-system regulation and the re-aliving of the commons.
Beginning during her 2016 McCahon House residency in relationship with the surrounding kauri forest, this long-duration enquiry has moved through painting, ecology, geometry and sound. At Silo 6, Sarah’s singing becomes another translation of the same flow she works with in painting — allowing what is sensed through listening, relationship and space to take form through sound. Research developed through these encounters will contribute to activations across Australia and Ōtepoti Dunedin during the total solar eclipse of 22 July 2028.
Bookings essential. Book here. Sessions are free but koha appreciated.
