Echoes: On Water and Time / a glacier leaves a deep cut

Immerse yourself in the icy world of On Water and Time with Echoes, a new student sound series ​featuring emerging musicians and sound artists from The Conservatorium of Music and Sydney College of the Arts.

Considering the immense geological time scales embedded within Dahl and Jenkins' frozen landscapes, Echoes invites an opportunity for deep, expansive listening as we tune in to sonic works by Will Naufahu, Ruby Firmstone and others in response to On Water and Time.

Thursday 1 May - Performer TBC
Thursday 8 May - Will Naufahu
Thursday 16 May - Ruby Firmstone

Free, all welcome. 

To attend, make sure to register via the link above.

ABOUT ECHOES:

Join us as we embark on a listening journey through the Verge Gallery program, tracing the resonances between emerging student artists and established practitioners, across immersive landscapes and expanding planes of perception through deep listening and experimentation with sound. 

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:

Will Naufahu

Will Naufahu is an artist from Sydney. His work investigates complex social systems in which filmic media and images are exhibited and shared, often using sculpture and installation to restage specific sites and objects of the stage and screen.

Through performance, he uses aesthetics of feedback noise and glitch with referential found-sound, recontextualising often abrasive and violent sonic expressions.

Ruby Firmstone

Ruby Firmstone is an emerging guitarist based in Eora/Sydney on Gadigal Land, currently studying Jazz Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Featured in Booker Magazine’s 2024 Issue #02 ‘Fluctuations’, Ruby is making her mark on the music scene with her versatility and creativity. As an improvising musician rooted in the jazz tradition, Ruby responds intuitively to her environment, using sound to explore space, texture, and mood. Alongside her improvisation practice, Ruby composes original works that reflect her rich musical background and evolving sonic palette.

Learn more about the exhibition and related public programs here.

ACCESSIBILITY

If you have accessibility requirements that you would like to notify us of, please email vergeassistant@usu.edu.au.

VERGE ACCESS

Wheelchair access - there are two lifts available: one on City Rd and one on Maze Crescent.

Accessible and all-gender bathrooms are located about 90 metres from Verge. They are equipped with a handrail. A baby-change table is available.
Guide Dogs and support animals are welcome at Verge.

For detailed access information to the venue, please visit the Access page on Verge's website.

Image: Opting Out. Installation shot. Image courtesy of Michael Cole.