Episode notes
Join artist Rachel Shearer (Pākehā, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Māhaki) and co-curator of Listening Stones Jumping Rocks Su Ballard in a discussion that descends into Shearer’s artwork Te Oro o te Ao, an immersive sound installation in a blacked-out room. Described as an assemblage of sounds Te Oro o te Ao takes us deep into the unfolding energies of Papatūānuku.
“I don’t come out with any specific answers, but really just the question: if we listen closely to the earth what do we hear? And for me, I hear whakapapa, I hear connection, and then it’s really up to the listener to find what they hear.” – Rachel Shearer.
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