Pick up the receiver and listen to the river in this water-side workshop 

Dial in the Birrarung at this waterway encounter, and dabble with watercolour or water-soluble writings to mull over the call. This satellite happening takes place a stroll down from the pavilion on the nearby bank of the Yarra, where Chantelle Mitchell and Jaxon Waterhouse of Ecological Gyre Theory invite you to connect and consider the complexities held within this moving aquatic entity. Working with the river, join in this open, relaxed making and conversation session. 

In this workshop, Chantelle and Jaxon are reactivating their hydrop(h)onic infrastructure project developed with the City of Melbourne Test Sites program, where a repurposed old public telephone box is transformed into a one-way communication device. This portable public phone is linked to a hydrophone placed in the recognised living entity the Birrarung, enabling people to pick up the receiver and listen to the river. 

Return on Sunday 2 March for Ecological Gyre Theory’s accompanying performance lecture at MPavilion to learn more about their research and expand your connection and understanding of the matters of waters. 

Located at the Yarra, between Melbourne University Boat Club and Riverside Skate Park.