with thanks to
Dr Andrew Burrell, Gabriel Clark, Dr Jason De Santolo, Dr Jacquie Lorber-Kasunic, Monica Monin and Dr Zoë Sadokierski for their supervision and guidance.
Dr Ann Jones (Offtrack presenter and producer) and ABC RN Offtrack for generously providing excerpts of ‘Sea Urchin Solo In The Coral Reef Choir.’
Dr Natalie Soars, whose PhD (which characterises the sounds of different species of Australian sea urchin) is central to RN Offtrack’s podcast episode ‘Sea Urchin Solo In The Coral Reef Choir’ and to this design project.
Phil McKellar, Sound Engineer for ABC RN Offtrack and ‘Sea Urchin Solo In The Coral Reef Choir.’
This work emerged from my graduating project in Visual Communications Honours 2019 at UTS (University of Technology Sydney).
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which my design work and Natalie Soars' scientific research was conducted, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. I pay my respect to Gadigal, Yuin, Dharawal and Dhurga people and to Elders past and present.
further reading
Listen to the ABC Radio National Off Track episode ‘Sea Urchin Solo In The Coral Reef Choir.’
Explore other Off Track episodes investigating Australian ecology through science, storytelling and radio.
Watch Bernie Krause explain the importance of bioacoustics.
Read about Dadirri and Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann.
Learn about Indigenous approaches to Deep Listening or Dadirri
Watch Pauline Oliveros explain her work on sound experiments and the difference between hearing and listening,
Read Dr Natalie Soars’ thesis on the habitat soundscapes and sound production of sea urchins and their larvae.
Watch Jenny Odell explain ‘How To Do Nothing.’
Watch a video about sea urchins that was used for much of the rotoscoping in this project.
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