Now or Never 2024

21 — 31 AUGUST 2025
MELBOURNE / NARRM 21 — 31 AUGUST 2025

Presented with ArtPlay

Sonic Labyrinth

Aviva Endean with Justin Marshall & children at ArtPlay

Thu 21 — Sun 24 Aug
Thu 28 — Sun 31 Aug

ArtPlay

Sonic Labyrinth is an unravelling of pathways unheard, designed especially for children aged 5-13 years old.

Climb through a web of sound where sonic dimensions hover at the edge of perception, just waiting to be unlocked. With special listening devices and mysterious objects, dive into an interactive space where your movements trigger sound and your touch reveals hidden frequencies. Hear melodies that emerge only when your head turns just so, immerse yourself in the cosmic hum of a spring drum, or pluck a note on the bone-conduction harp.

This installation invites discovery with no boundaries – only an open invitation to experience sound as never before.

Age recommendation: 5 to 13 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

FREE

A child holds their hands up behind a green-lit screen, you can only see their shadow against a pool of green light. A red light shines on the left-hand side and a blue on the lower left hand side. There is a floating bucket in front of the screen the child is behind with a large wire-esque string.

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