The nature of rural life has seen dramatic change with small farms under pressure from shifting markets and expanding agribusiness. People relocate, knowledge is dispersed, customs change, and ritual is lost, yet sheds remain; an integral piece of the rural landscape.
Farms are dotted with handmade buildings – some tin, some slab built in timber. Big hART, Australia’s leading arts and social change company, brings together farming families and composers, musicians, sound designers and visual artists to explore the stories of these resilient spaces and respond to their shifting existence.
Take a journey through Tasmania’s North West Coast and experience the world premiere of works from award-winning composers presented in the locations that inspired them, celebrating the endurance of these working buildings and the landscapes to which they belong.
Embark on a 5-shed touring experience over 32kms starting in Wynyard at 10am or 11.30am;
OR
Pick and choose your own experience by arriving at your chosen shed/s for any of the allotted performance times.
Bruce’s Shed – East Wynyard
Your 5-shed touring experience starts here
Collaborators: Damian Barbeler, Nicole Forsyth, Ben Carey, John Taylor
Live performance, acoustic and visual installations
Performances 10am & 11.30am, open 9.45am to 2pm
The Shearing Shed – Tulip Farm, Table Cape
Composer: Lucky Oceans
Live performance with slide guitar, pedal steel and percussion
Performances 11am & 12.30pm
Jack’s Shed – Table Cape
Composers: Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey
Live performance, acoustic and visual installations
Performances 12noon & 1.30pm, open 11.45am until 3pm
Jane’s Shed – Boat Harbour
Composer: Nick Haywood
Live guided improvisation with bass, saxophone, guitar, drums and painter
Performances 1.00pm & 2.30pm
Black Ridge Farm – Milabena
Collaborators: Genevieve Lacey, Marshall McGuire, Phil Slater, Jim Atkins
Acoustic installations and a live performance for recorder, harp, trumpet and sound design
Performances 2.15pm & 3.45pm
