Arts House Listening Program

Step out of the time shallows and into the deep-water memory of Boonwurrung Country. Experiencing this artwork - Listen on your personal device with headphones in a quiet place. About this work - Developed in collaboration with Boonwurrung Elder N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs, Watershed is an essay and audio recording that delves into the deep history of Melbourne’s waterways. This is not the first time this land has faced a climate crisis, and Watershed is an illuminating exploration of the resilience of Country and the meaning of change. From continental drift to the natural flooding of Nairm/Port Phillip Bay, explore the deep time perspective of Indigenous climate memory. Boonwurrung words and history from ‘The Journey Cycles of the Boonwurrung’ by N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs. Permission to share and discuss Boonwurrung cultural heritage granted by N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs. Artistic Credits - Audio performed by Cass Lynch and N’arweet Carolyn Briggs Writer – Cass Lynch Water Story Custodian and Guiding Boonwur