Listening Acts | Conversations

What does it mean to listen deeply, and what are we listening with? The space between making sound and hearing it holds intimacy and possibility. In this multidisciplinary experience, Chamber Made activates Melbourne Recital Centre for Now or Never with Listening Acts — a series of works that explore connections between bodies, technology and listening.

In this intimate conversation hosted by Dr Solange Glasser, Senior Lecturer in Music (Music Psychology) at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, several of the artists behind Listening Acts will discuss how listening intersects with politics and the nuances of sound and perception. From turning medical machines into musical collaborators to sending vibrations through skin and bone, these artists treat listening not just as sensory input, but as a relational act — one that binds bodies, histories, and environments. The listening journey doesn’t end there.

This artist talk is complemented by Listening Acts | Installations and Listening Acts | Performance, offering a further meditative gateway to listening as a practice.