Reflecting on the layered histories of the northern headland of Gamay/Botany Bay, and responding to the cyclic nature of tidal and celestial movements, CIRCUL will experiment ways to connect sonically and spatially with the space.
At the end of the residency, CIRCUL will present a performance in the Watchtower at sunset on Saturday 28 March. The performance will coincide with Transmission Point, a site-specific radio and sonic exhibition taking place at the Museum earlier that day. Together, these events form part of the Museum’s program marking the 150th anniversary of the La Perouse cable connection.
CIRCUL is formed by Kate Brown (vocals/sound objects), Angie Garrick (guitar/sound objects), Matthew Gorgula (drums/sound objects), Laurence Quinn (guitar/sound objects), and Lois Waters (costume/sound objects). The group recently undertook a Bundanon Trust Artist in Residence, where they worked intensively to test and expand their shared and varied practices for the first time.
Incorporating traditional instruments such as guitar, drums, piano and violin in combination with sound objects, movement and costume, these experiments referenced techniques stemming from the practices of Wim Hoff, Bonnie Brainbridge Cohen, Pauline Oliveros and Bruce Nauman. In December 2025, CIRCUL presented their first public performance at Puzzle Gallery in response to Lois Waters’ prompt The Cut and the exhibition Eight ways to Peel an Orange.
