Kaldor Public Art Project 20: Stephen Vitiello 2010

'The Sound of Red Earth'

13 August – 12 September 2010

Sydney Park Brickworks, Sydney

'The Birds'

11 August – 12 September 2010

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Installed in the historic former Brickworks at Sydney Park for Project 20, Stephen Vitiello’s major new multi-channel sound installation, 'The Sound of Red Earth', was the result of extensive recordings captured by the artist throughout the Kimberley region in Western Australia. The works were mixed from recordings of dust-filled winds, the roar of waterfalls, the rush of tidal flows and the sounds of native wildlife, reflections on the different locations Vitiello visited on his field trips to the region. Resonating with sound and light, the old brick-making kilns were transformed into three immersive environments, evoking the remote Australian landscape.