03/04/2026
Mōrena Ngāmotu 🌞 we’re excited to be here for the soft opening of Direct Bodily Empathy — Sound, Signal, Feedback and to celebrate Simon Ingram’s 𝘝𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥: 𝘙𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵.
Vibrating World: Rotokare Forest is an immersive artwork that reveals an ecosystem reclaiming its voice. A point cloud model of pukatea-kahikatea swamp forest is illuminated by the acoustic energy of the dawn chorus — the birdsong of kiwi, korimako, pōpokotea, riroriro, ruru, titipounamu, toutouwai, and tūī. By using LiDAR scans of native bush and spatial audio recordings of bird vocalisations in this way, Simon Ingram recodes the tools and technologies of Western science and extractive industries such as surveying and forestry towards ecological ends. The work is a call to listen, attune, and pay attention, to become sensitive to the vibratory realm of Tāne-mahuta (atua of the forest and birds).
Here’s a snap of Sam and Simon after months of post-production. An absolute pleasure to work with you Simon! .xyz
