THE PLANTS
Have you ever made music with a marigold? Composed with a chrysanthemum? Or listened to some lavender?
Connect with nature! Reach out and touch real plants to play these unique organic instruments.
The Plants are new experimental musical instruments that combine organic matter and bespoke digital sensors developed by Playable Streets. For the first-time these plant-based instruments are available for the public to play and create new live compositions.
Swelling with textural waves and phasing rhythmic movement, The Plants will be unlike any musical instrument you have ever seen, heard or played. The Plants installation is open to everyone to interact with, explore, and make new collaborative compositions.
THE PLANTS has been presented by: ART CENTRE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, MELBOURNE KNOWLEDGE WEEK, MPAVILION CITY & MONASH UNIVERSITY, REIMAGINE FESTIVAL, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK
Go to PLAYABLE STREETS BACKSTAGE for presentation information including:
Touring party
Technical information
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Presentation Case Studies
MUSICAL PLANTS WORKSHOPS
Playable Streets also present musical plants workshops for participants of all ages.
“Can you actually play music by touching a plant?”
“Are they for sale? I’d like them in my home!”
“I wasn’t Expecting that”
“That’s next level!”
Creative Team: Developed by Playable Streets - Design by Glen Walton and Tony Lin - Fabrication by Glen Walton, Tony Lin, Chloe Smith, Jean Baulch - Tech by Bob Jarvis - Sound Design by Cayn Borthwick - Performance Direction by Miles O’Neil - Production by Chloe Smith - Facilitator Alumni: Chloe Smith, Jean Baulch, Bron Batten, Charlotte Minuzzo, Glen Walton, Laura Aldous, Rachel Robertson, Bobbie-Jean Henning, Bridget Milesi, Clare Walton - Collaborating Musicians: Genevieve Fry, Zela Papageorgiou, Hamish Upton, Reuben Lewis - Big thanks to Kate Perman, Jamie Houge.