Observed arrival · 2026-09-23
Glen Walton makes plants playable
Artist and researcher Glen Walton presents participatory artworks that turn public spaces into places to play, make music and create together.
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- The Musical Plants has toured Singapore, Seoul, Busan and festivals across Australia since 2016.
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The portfolio ranges from touch-responsive plants and ice playing glacier recordings to coloured mirrors that glow under ultraviolet light as people draw or write on them. Other listed work includes music-making with aged-care residents, and a kit used in school workshops. The research section gives a practice-based PhD title, supervisor and publication references; future listings include a 2027–28 biennale and two projects marked in development.
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