WAVING IN UNISON (MICROBE OPERA)
animating the theatre of microbiology - an opera of the invisible.
WAVING IN UNISON is an interdisciplinary project that explores the “theatre” of microbiology and the earthly systems it sustains.
At its core it’s a modular, playable sculpture that is musical, exploratory and participatory. A site of gathering, performance and learning, honouring microbial life as the hidden architects of planetary balance. Animated by both artists, musicians and audiences in collaboration with microbiologists and communities creating a playful and evolving experience.
Part ecological aggregation, part choose your own adventure, part participatory flash mob/chorus of glimmering microbial phosphorescent goop. Where hybrid form emerges as adaptive play, storytelling, form and exchange through bio-mimicry, collaborative soundscapes, image and craft making.
Supported by CREATE NSW.
Life arises from non-living matter
Metagenomics + amplicons
Research Station site and field recording