The timber boxes are inspired by the sound visualisation of sea waves. Its weaving inbetween the ‘railway beams’ alongside the soothing sound of sea waves from the scanned QR code among the towering landscape of retails, offices and apartments in Britomart, invites one to question and ponder. Raising awareness around the concerns of sea-level rising behind the gentle melody.
As the Nohonga finds itself at the Brick Bay sculptural trail, the timber boxes’ metamorphosis into ‘insect hotels’ invite insects and little creatures to inhabit. Overtime, the Nohonga that is once silenced with the removal of QR code, adapts and begins to play its own symphony of buzzing and chirping. ‘The Sound of Life’ is a shared haven for the children of Tane, a guidance that we all breathe and live together too as tamariki of Tane.
In a landscape undergoing constant evolution,the ability to adapt becomes more important than ever. The team behind The Sound of Life offer an auditory experience of collective dreams, a place of healing and learning from nature. Made from recycled structural beams and offering a range of seating options, the timber boxes will become ‘insect hotels’, a shared haven for the children of Tāne.
