Home Made Sound
From December 2020 to February 2021, the Metro Tunnel Creative Program and Melbourne Music Week presented an artwork and playlist, Home Made Sound, showcasing songs written by local artists during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Tunnel/Vision
Tunnel/Vision provided an innovative way of interpreting the Metro Tunnel project by taking the sounds of construction and reinventing them for a new audience. In November 2018, local musician Bonnie Mercer and Sound Engineer Lisa Rae Bartolomei recorded the noises of piling and excavation at Metro Tunnel construction sites. The end result was a 2-hour performance at Melbourne Music Week, held in The Cube at ACMI.
Tunnel / Vision began with an ambient soundscape, while multi-media graphics designed by digital artists Sar Ruddenklau and Simon Burgin displayed on the walls. The graphics were programmed to respond to the noise. A microphone in the room proved popular, with children shouting and clapping to influence the changing images.
The second half of the performance featured Bonnie playing experimental rock guitar with Tom Carlyon from Melbourne band Time for Dreams.
As part of the project, the creative team collaborated on a music video: