Images: courtesy of ORCA: Oceans Research & Climate Action Network RMIT University.
ORCA: Oceans Research & Climate Action Network | MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 2023
OCEAN UNDERCURRENTS: HUMAN-WATER ENTANGLEMENTS IN NAARM
FRI 19 MAY
9.30-11.40AM | FERRY CROSSING, DOCKLANDS TO GEELONG*
12.00-2.30PM | SOCIAL SYMPOSIUM + SOUND WALK AT PLATFORM ARTS
SYMPOSIUM IS FREE TO ATTEND, REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL
*REGULAR FEES APPLY TO FERRY TICKETS, PLEASE BOOK THIS TRIP SEPARATELY THROUGH PORT PHILIP FERRIES
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Platform Arts is wheelchair-accessible via our Gheringhap St entrance. Unlocked, accessible bathrooms are available on both ground and first floors.
Some seating will be available. Chairs are stools of various heights, with no back support. Detailed accessibility information can be found here.
For accessibility enquiries, please directly contact us at hello@platformarts.org.au
Please note, Platform Arts is a dry venue.
Starting from the land, commuters and participants are invited join the ORCA team on a ferry journey, and in growing their relationship with the bay and the complex role it plays in the life of Naarm.
This ferry crossing journey will be followed by a social symposium and sound walk at Platform Arts, Geelong. If you are travelling to this event from Melbourne, it is necessary to book a return ticket with Port Phillip Ferries. If you are travelling to the symposium from a location other than Melbourne, it is not necessary
In the lead-up to Melbourne Design Week, the team at ORCA: Oceans Research & Climate Action Network RMIT University is conducting a series of journeys from Docklands to Geelong, Docklands to Portarlington, and return via ferry. The team will engage in fieldwork, including capturing sound, imagery (both still and moving), water samples, and stories from travelers about their connection to the ocean. The material collected will be compiled and presented on 19 May during Melbourne Design Week as a performative relational presentation during this ferry crossing and social symposium, inviting audiences to consider the ocean in new ways.
Most views of Port Phillip Bay are from the shore, but this project takes the team onto and into the water, collecting stories, samples, sounds, and songs from the Bay. These include First Nations stories, colonial legacies, ghost rivers, ecological insights, transport lines and maps, underwater recordings, poetic reflections, and various artworks and installations.
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ORCA: Oceans Research & Climate Action Network RMIT University
ORCA: Oceans Research & Climate Action Network at RMIT University are an interdisciplinary team of creatives reaching across art, design, architecture, media, communications and urban research interested in oceans and climate action hosted by RMIT University’s School of Art Research Group CAST.
Team members: Jodi Edwards, Alexandre Faustino, Nicolas Guerra Rodrigues Tao, Fiona Hillary, Ana Lara Heyns, Rachel Iampolski, Jordan Lacey, Rebecca Olive, Aviva Reed, David Rous, Wendy Steele & Kit Wise with Killian Quigley.
Port Phillip Ferries
Port Phillip Ferries is not just a passenger ferry service but a link connecting people and experiences. Their mission is to transform daily travel between Melbourne and the Geelong and Bellarine regions, one cruise at a time.
