Towards The Tonal Centre: a journey through sound
Vivienne Tate
| Date | Time | Location |
| Saturday 14 October (Performance) | 12pm – 2pm | Meet at the Testing Grounds Outdoor Structure |
| Saturday 21 October (Performance) | 12pm – 2pm | Meet at the Testing Grounds Outdoor Structure |
| 7 – 22 October (Audio) | On loop | Through the Testing Grounds Outdoor Speakers |
My project is a journey in sound to seek the Tonal Centre of the Queen Victoria Market site and surrounds.
We hear before we see, yet sight is our dominate sense. Every place has a tonal centre, a constant sonic presence that time shapes through layered histories of use. If we listen closer, what is revealed?
Using field recordings, I built a sonic-scape of the market’s sound-marks. The cool store produces a constant drone, a tonal centre for an embodied musical improvisation on flute. A mobile dialogue with the soundscape, designed to be played onsite and with real time sound.