Seascapes | Ayeesha Ash & Gianna Hayes - What water holds

This immersive, participatory ritual invites audiences to slow down and connect with the layered histories carried by water.

Guided by artists Ayeesha and Gianna, participants collect water from Blackwattle Bay, build natural filtration vessels and dye cotton mojo bags in deep indigo hues. Through sound, touch and shared ritual, the work reflects on ancestral journeys, care and remembrance, tracing connections between the harbour and the oceanic legacies of the transatlantic slave trade. Guests are invited to leave written offerings for a growing digital ancestral archive, while dyed textiles hang and shift through the space.

FREE, ticket registration required.

This workshop is part of the Seascapes series at the Sydney Fish Market.

Seascapes brings live art into the heart of the new Sydney Fish Market precinct. Curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham and Cultural Capital, this evolving program transforms the surrounding precinct into a stage for performance, sound, movement and shared experiences.

Across 14 artist-led projects, expect everything from foghorn orchestras and oyster shucking to printmaking, dance and hands-on workshops, all unfolding alongside the rhythm of daily market life.

Shaped by water, seasonality and place, Seafood Extender reimagines the market as more than a place to buy seafood, it’s a space for connection, culture and exchange.

image credit: Camille Baldassari