Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

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For I have learned to look on nature...

These words by William Wordsworth, from his poem 'Tintern Abbey' (1798), are inspiration for local artist Fran Lee, as she paints her wonderful tree portraits. The exhibition, which takes its title from this poem, features paintings of some of the significant trees of Banyule. The works honour their delicate beauty and their monumental forms, and removes them from their normal context so we can focus on them as individuals. They are all eucalypts – yet they are all different species. Thus, they are all the same - yet different – like us. Some of these trees are hundreds of years old and this exhibition celebrates their deeply important role in our environment which often goes unseen.

The exhibition will also celebrate the poetry and music of trees by creating an immersive experience in the gallery space with accompanying poems by Poets@Watsonia, and soundscapes created by local composer and musician, Vincent Giles.

As part of the exhibition program, there will be opportunities to contribute your own writings, musings, or photos about trees that are significant to you; or find out more about Banyule’s significant trees and explore what you can do in your local area to provide support and increased visibility for these, the oldest living beings in our community.

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website

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