Artist Kellie O’Dempsey , Sound Mick Dick , AR Animations Helena Papageorgiou
Kellie O ’Dempsey’s What did you say?
Robertson Park, Orange NSW
Thursday 20 – Sunday 30 October 2022.
This interactive installation was a part of Orange City Council’s Future City Public Art Project.
Microscopic pores called stomata cover the surface of leaves to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen. The word ‘stomata’ comes from the Greek word ‘stoma’ meaning ‘mouth’. What did you say? reimagines a tree’s stomata as the mouth through which the planet breathes. Viewers are asked to listen and engage in deep breathing, to be present in the moment and to connect, consider and rest. Using augmented reality, projected imagery and a soundscape of breathing, the artwork responds to our strange and ever-shifting social and environmental climate.
What did you say? is a free Future City Public Art installation funded by the NSW Government and Orange City Council.
Videographer: Madli Duff – Nomad Collective
Photography: Mitch Duff – Nomad Collective
