Birdcages in one of Sydney's lanes || #installation

project name: "Forgotten Songs"

project team

ARTIST > Michael Thomas Hill
Dr Richard Major – Senior Research Scientist
Fred van Gessel – Field Recordings
Lightwell – Audio System Design and Programming
Freeman Ryan Design – Graphic Design
Aspect Studio – Landscape Architecture

"An interplay of past and present, large and small, predator and prey, Forgotten Songs engages audiences with the beauty, unexpectedness and unfamiliarity of these displaced birdsongs.

The installation explores how Sydney’s fauna has evolved and adapted to co-exist with increased urbanisation – inviting contemplation of the city’s past, its underlying landscape, and the sustainability issues associated with increased urban development."

– Michael Thomas Hill, 2009