DIÁLOGOS (2021) Eucalyptus, Monica Gagliano, Briony Luttrell and Leah Barclay by Leah Barclay published on 2021-07-09T04:04:43Z DIÁLOGOS is an acoustic dialogue with a Eucalyptus tree created for the international symposium DIÁLOGOS ~ MENTE DE LAS :|: DAS PLANTAS. The work is based on a recording from the perspective of a Eucalyptus tree on Kabi Kabi Country on the Sunshine Coast. Hydrophones were planted at the roots of the tree recording the sonic environment and Monica Gagliano's voice while she read excerpts from her book 'Thus Spoke the Plant' through the tree. Cellist Briony Luttrell improvised live responses to the sonic environment and added further dialogue with the processed Eucalyptus recordings. DIÁLOGOS is inspired by Thus Spoke the Plant in transcending the view of plants as the objects of scientific materialism, and encouraging us to rethink plants as beings with subjectivity, consciousness, and volition, and hence having the capacity for their own perspectives, voices and dialogues. This project is part of an emerging portfolio of interdisciplinary research at USC Sunshine Coast exploring the role of sound in regeneration and ecological interconnection. This soundscape is created as a prelude to the participatory photography session where delegates are encouraged to go outside and take photos of plants to contribute towards a global photography map that extends on the participatory photography research led by Tricia King. DIÁLOGOS ~ MENTE DE LAS :|: DAS PLANTAS is an international symposium hosted on July 8th 2021 on the Arts Front platform that focuses on Latin American contributions from the forthcoming book The Mind of Plants https://www.themindofplants.com/ The symposium features stories, reflections, images and sounds about our relationship with plants. The event is generously supported by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), and Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra. Monica Gagliano - https://www.monicagagliano.com/ Briony Luttrell - https://www.usc.edu.au/staff/dr-briony-luttrell Leah Barclay - https://www.usc.edu.au/staff/dr-leah-barclay DIÁLOGOS ~ MENTE DE LAS :|: DAS PLANTAS - https://artsfront.com/event/133485-dialogos-mente-de-las-das-plantas The Mind of Plants - https://www.themindofplants.com/ Comment by Mauricio I love it. Beautiful dialogue. I could see the Eucalyptus listening.. 2021-07-10T00:59:37Z