Field Trip: Deep Listening and Making with Country

This field trip explores deep listening, place-thought and time as a way of attuning to place. Through creative methods—listening, writing, photography, dreaming—they will attune to place and listen to and feel the Maribyrnong River, a living entity, on Kulin Country. Diving into the methods used by the artist to imagine and create her site-specific works, we'll make camera-less photographs through a lumen process—collaborating with time and the sun, share tea and conversation, and create portraits (either of self or with each other or with Country). After the workshop, Jody will process the lumens, scan and email you your image. A minibus will take participants to Jody's workshop in Grimes Reserve, Footscray. Alternatively, participants are welcome to join the group at the Grimes Reserve location. The address will be shared closer to the workshop date. Presented in partnership with Deakin University. The Field Trip project was conceived by Professor Rea Dennis and is co-curated by Doctor Amber Smith.