Blurring the line between sound art and the sonics of Wellington’s Waterfront.
Waterfront Monophony is a free and accessible sound art event which will be presented on
four occasions between 10am and 12pm on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2023
and Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th February 2023. You can find the event on Wellington’s
Waterfront / Te Aranui o Pōneke, near Solace in the Wind (the Naked Man Statue).
Waterfront Monophony will bring sound art that often only exists in art institutions to
Wellington’s Waterfront. The event, curated by sound artist Jesse Austin-Stewart, will feature
the sounds of New Zealand composers Emma Bernard (Ludus), Emi Pogoni, Jack Woodbury,
Joshua Pearson, and CUZZIN$ (Ruby Solly and Zak Argabrite) in an exciting and unique
fashion.
Performers will pace a length of the waterfront, each with a wireless speaker playing a
different sonic element of the composition. As the performers walk back and forth, the
composer’s music blends with the surroundings of the people, wind, and sea. This free event
means that anyone can stumble across and be invited into the world of Aotearoa New
Zealand sound art. Waterfront Monophony also explores research within sound art that aims
to make the field more accessible for those who are hard of hearing.
