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Facilitated by ocean lab
FIELD TRIP: Walking amongst the wrack - Queenscliff
sat may 24 1:30pm - 3:30pm
FREE | Minibus from Platform Arts AVAILABLE (SEE ITINERARY)
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Field Trip is a series of encounters where participants join presenting artists on location, often traveling together from Platform Arts as a meeting point. It forges collaborative intergenerational connections, where artists share their site-based practice and speak to the importance of place in their work and self.
Platform Arts acknowledges that Field Trip takes place on the unceded lands of the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We recognise their language, art and culture, and acknowledge their people as the first artists and Custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and extend these respects to all First Nations people and their Elders, past, present and emerging.
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As this is a field trip, ensure that you bring anything you might need during this time. If you are catching the bus from Platform Arts, you will need to stay the duration of the field trip in order to catch the bus back with the group.
If you have any accessibility concerns please contact our team: curator@platformarts.org.au
Discover what the wrack zone is and why it matters during an immersive field trip blending science, art, and sensory exploration.
This field trip will unravel your perception of the wrack zone through hands-on beachcombing with a scientist and artists—discover kelp up close, capture hidden textures and tiny details using clip-on phone microscopes, and tune into the soundscapes through the use of a hydrophone.
Ocean LAB is made up of practitioners Prue Francis, Vicki Hallett, and Fiona Hillary.
A minibus will take participants to Queenscliff. Alternatively, participants are welcome to join the group at the 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.
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Please arrive at Platform Arts at 12.30PM
Bus departs at 12.45PM
Bus trip: 35-40 mins
Arrive at Princess Park Playground car park (off Tobin Drive) in Queenscliff for 1:30PM start
Walk along beach and hydrophone listening: 1.30PM - 3.30PM
Depart Queenscliff just after 3.30PM
Arrive back at Platform Arts around 4.00PM
What to bring:
Wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable footwear suitable for walking on sand.
Bring a phone or similar device if you'd like to use the clip-on microscopes (optional).
Don’t forget water, snacks, and any personal items you may need.
Please note: the field trip involves approximately 2km of walking along the beach and pier.
All materials will be provided.
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Prue Francis is a Wadawurrung-based marine scientist specialising in seaweed cultivation techniques for improved seaweed restoration. Prue is passionate about raising awareness and knowledge about the Great Southern Reef to inspire marine stewardship.
Vicki Hallett is a Wadawurrung-based musician, nature recordist, sound artist and composer. Her focus is to feature habitats and species and often utilises sounds we rarely or cannot hear. Vicki records subterranean, aquatic, and atmospheric sounds and creates works that reveal a wondrous world existing beyond our limited senses.
Fiona Hillary is a Naarm/Melbourne-based artist/academic working in the public realm. Her passion lies in site-specific practices and the human/non-human/more-than-human relationships that reveal themselves across time.
This project has been supported by a City of Greater Geelong Community Grant.
