Sydney Science Festival

THIS IS A VOICE HEADLINES
2017 SYDNEY SCIENCE FESTIVAL

 

The 2017 Sydney Science Festival will take visitors on an auditory journey inside the elusive nature of the human voice with the exhibition This is a Voice. This immersive experience will be part of a compelling program of exhibitions, talks and workshops taking place across Sydney during the Sydney Science Festival this August.

Now in its third year, the 2017 Sydney Science Festival will be produced by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Australian Museum with founding partner Inspiring Australia. The festival brings together a diverse group of research institutions, museums, universities, industry, and community organisations across greater Sydney, to deliver a program for all ages during National Science Week.

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Director, Dolla Merrillees, said the festival will once again showcase a range of engaging activities.  

“The 2016 festival attracted over 60,000 participants, reflecting growing public interest in science. This year we are working with scientists and organisations from across Sydney to prepare a program which will intrigue, amuse, and satisfy the curiosity of our visitors of all ages.”

“We will be showcasing international and Australian experts, as well as bringing back some favourites including the Powerhouse Museum’s Family Day, Science in the Swamp, the Australian Museum Community Day and Winning Sky Photos at Sydney Observatory.” said Ms Merrillees.

Organisations or individuals interested in being a part of the 2017 festival program are invited to submit an expression of interest by 10 March 2017.

This is a Voice

Blending science, technology, theatre, video and sound and featuring daily ‘voicings’, live performances and demonstrations, a highlight of this year’s Sydney Science Festival program will be This is a Voice. The exhibition is presented in partnership with the Wellcome Collection, London, and explores how the voice is connected to human life and identify.

Visitors enter the exhibition through an anechoic chamber, a non-echoing corridor designed to absorb all sounds. Providing a moment of stillness, the chamber is an opportunity to shift attention from the visual to the aural before being enveloped in the soundscape of the exhibition. Experience the human voice by delving inside vocal tracts, restless minds and speech devices and contemplate the evolution of speech through the growing trend for speaking machines.

“This highly performative exhibition is full of haunting, strange and beautiful sounds that encourage visitors to challenge the way they think of both the physiology and psychology of the human voice,” said Ms Merrillees.

An action-packed 11 days of events, the Sydney Science Festival is a hands on science experience that delivers an array of powerful performances, daring demonstrations and wondrous workshops in venues across the city.

Sydney Science Festival
10-20 August 2017
Expressions of Interest close on 10 March 2017 www.sydneyscience.com.au/eoi/

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This is a Voice exhibition
12 August 2017 – 28 January 2018
Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo      
Admission: Free with general admission: $15 adult, $8 concession, kids under 16 years free