FUSE FESTIVAL SPRING PRESENTS:
THE FOREST OF THREADS
by THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 7PM, DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM
SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER, 4PM, DOORS OPEN AT 3:30PM.
JOLTED Arts Space Theatre
Free Entry, but RSVP to Charlotte. Put your name or your friend’s name on the JOLT mailing list to be invited.
Email: charlotte.bolcskey@joltarts.org
Supported by the City of Darebin through the FUSE Festival Spring 2023.
LOSE YOURSELF IN MYTHIC AUDITORY LANDSCAPES
The Amplified Elephants share their latest work with you: an exploration of forest inspired sonic landscapes. The Boreal Forest; the Rain Forest; and more. A story known by The Elephants but not spoken in words to the audience unfolds through lustrous sonic brushstrokes.
The work runs for 50 mins and expands upon The Amplified Elephants’s collective focus on all things nature in their work. To perform the work 5 members from the group will perform on the first night and the other 5 members will perform on the second night.
This project has not been funded by any entity.
THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
A leading Australian sound art ensemble, the artists describe their sound as:
Teagan Connor: “melodious”
Alisa Chu: “relaxing and creative”
Jay Euesden: “like getting on a train”
Helen Kruljac: “it’s better”
Daniel Munnery: “Glitch, drone stuff”
Robyn McGrath: “Noisy”
Kathryn Sutherland: “spaceships”
Esther Tuddenham: “like dreaming”
Natalie Walters: “cars revving up the engines”
THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
Alisa Chu
ALISA CHU Alisa joined The Amplified Elephants in 2022 with her first full Amplified Elephants show being Hagoromo with Ryoko Aoki.Prior to this Alisa was a member of the Sonic Adventurers Collective and created a range of audio and video works with them, some of...
Teagan Connor
TEAGAN CONNOR voice / kaossillator / synthesisers / electronics / percussion Having joined The Amplified Elephants in 2013, Connor has rapidly developed her sonic talents locally and abroad. Connor’s work is informed by fantasy and science fiction aesthetics and...
Jay Euesden
JAY EUESDEN synthesisers / electronics / percussion Along with Robyn McGrath and Kathryn Sutherland, Euesden is a founding member of The Amplified Elephants. Euesden’s practice is focused on minimalist sonic patterns, usually realising these ideas through...
Megan Hunter
MEGAN HUNTER iPads / synthesisers / electronics The prodigal artist; having been a founding member, Hunter returned to The Amplified Elephants in 2015 after an extended break. Hunter is primarily an iPad and keyboard synthesiser artist, although her recent return to...
Helen Kruljac
HELEN KRULJAC synthesisers / spoken word / visual design Kruljac has created artwork for a number of CD projects for The Amplified Elephants, as well as contributing to the design of The Elephants’ compositions. Kruliac is also a founding member of the Sonic...
Robyn McGrath
ROBYN MCGRATH synthesisers / electronics A founding member of The Amplified Elephants – as sound art ensemble. It was McGrath who originally thought of the name for the group. McGrath joined the Sonic Adventurers Collective in 2020. Sonically, McGrath primarily works...
Daniel Munnery
DANIEL MUNNERY computer-based sound maker Joining The Amplified Elephants in 2012, Daniel has quickly developed an oeuvre as an electronic laptop-based sound artist. Mentored by JOLT director James Hullick and sound artist Steve Richards (aka Cleaning Lady), Daniel...
Kathryn Sutherland
KATHRYN SUTHERLAND voice / kaossillator / synthesisers / electronics / percussion A founding member of The Amplified Elephants (founded 2006), Kathryn explores the physicality of making creative sound. Kathryn is also a founding member of Sonic Adventurers Collective...
Esther Tuddenham
ESTHER TUDDENHAM voice / synthesizers / electronic music / poetry Esther is a sound artist, poet, photographer, dancer and intermedia creative mind. Esther explores human emotions and their utterance in her work. In 2021 Esther completed her book of poetry...
Natalie Walters
NATALIE WALTERS sound artist Natalie Walters is an electronic music sound artist. Her practise is focused on computer-based creation, with a unique voice featuring luscious soundscapes and long-form ambient textures with pointillistic percussion. Walters released her...