01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970
Rotorua Flow
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                    This participatory site- and culture-responsive audio
                    installation, created by Aotearoa (NZ)-born, Sydney-based
                    public artist Allan Giddy, utilises the natural flow of
                    water to convey the voices of First Nations children,
                    speaking their messages to their community, their countries
                    and the world in their First Languages. The children’s
                    words, recorded and edited into soundscapes, are being
                    ‘released’ into the water to flow to the oceans. This work
                    is essentially invisible to passersby, yet the underwater
                    audio can be accessed via a poetically simple means: a pole
                    held with one end in the water, the other against the ear.
                    As the project progresses the words that flow from children
                    around the world will, metaphorically, eventually meet and
                    mix with each other in the interconnected oceans of our
                    globe. This intermingling of First Words will symbolise both
                    the strength and support that First Cultures draw from
                    establishing relationships with each other globally, and the
                    interdependent nature of all humanity. 'Flow' is supported
                    by Creative New Zealand, the Australia Council for the Arts
                    and Create NSW. In Rotorua, Allan is creating 'Rotorua
                    Flow', working with children from schools he attended as a
                    child. The work will incorporate the voices of children from
                    Malfroy Primary School speaking te reo Māori, and the poles
                    will be carved into by students of Whakairo (Maori carving)
                    from Rotorua Boys’ High School. 'Rotorua Flow' is supported
                    by Creative New Zealand, facilitated by Rotorua Lakes
                    Council, and installed on the lakefront, in Te Arawa waters,
                    with the approval of Te Arawa Lakes Trust. With thanks to:
                    the staff of Malfroy Primary and Rotorua Boys' High School,
                    Ngati Whakaue, Pukeroa Oruawhata, Intercreate.org,
                    University of New South Wales.