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WaterWitch
 

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... inside the Maritime Museum of Tasmania  

... meander, yield and flow with the fluid poetic of water ...

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Sound of Water

... the remains of drawing water-based music ...          ( double click on the image for image details  )  

WaterWitch 

Before encountering the figurehead of the whaling vessel Waterwitch, you pass through her siren song played live by Duo Antiqua accompanied by performative drawing and improvised reading.

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Liquid Language

Opening myriad perspectives on water through collected writings, zine publications and a cosy place to sit and read.

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water 

the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, 

and is a major constituent of all living matter 

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witched; witching; witches

to influence or beguile with allure or charm

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water the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas and is a major constituent of all living matter        witched; witching; witches to influence or beguile with allure or charm

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many thanks

Duo Antiqua - Llewellyn Negrin (recorder) & Anne Marshall  (oboe)
Liquid Language Readers - Chantale Delrue & Christl Berg

Guest Readers - Margaret Skowronski & Janine Combes
Jane Slade - print Without Sinking: Waterwitch
Chris Brown - photography


The Maritime Museum of Tasmania especially: 
Mark Hosking - Operations Manager, Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Camille Reynes - Curator, Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Emily Quintin - Marketing Manager, Maritime Museum of Tasmania


 

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Artworks were conceived for the embedded exhibition  Reimagining the Ocean

@ Maritime Museum of Tasmania curated by Dr Llewellyn Negrin

Artwork, design and content Janelle Mendham  © . All rights reserved.

Adapted from website by Patrick Toohey

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