Gondwana VR
 

THIS FOREST IS CHANGING . . . DO YOU SEE IT?

Gondwana invites you to a one-of-a-kind, multiplayer durational event, gently unfurling over a day of exhibition.

Immersive yourself in the world's oldest tropical rainforest, an explorable, free-roaming representation of the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland, Australia. Like the rainforest itself, Gondwana is a system of possibilites. Weather, seasons, and biodiversity shift and change as you navigate a vast map of ancient trees, rugged mountains and idyllic beaches. But a broader narrative stirs below: over the course of each 24 hour showing, the rainforest degrades, artistically rendering climate data projections up to the year 2090. The only salve to this seemingly inevitable decline is people - the more time an audience spends in Gondwana, the more resilient the forest becomes.

Each showing is unrepeatable and speculative: a quiet meditation on time, change and loss in an irreplaceable ecosystem.

 
Sunrise on the beach through the mangroves in the Daintree
A misty rainforest scene from the Daintree
A red forest flame flower, endemic to the Wet Tropics

The creation of Gondwana is a feat of incredible endurance, sustained collective creativity
and immeasurable technical wizardry.

Ben Joseph Andrews
Emma Roberts
Lachlan Sleight
Michelle Brown
The Convoy (Matt Faisandier & Erin K Taylor)
Holly Gurling
Andrew Skeoch
Uncle Mick “Spooks” Kulka
Uncle Ray Pierce
Binna Swindley
Adam J. Segal, The 2050 Group
Jenny Lalor

DIRECTOR
PRODUCER
LEAD DEVELOPER
LEAD ARTIST
GENERATIVE SOUND DESIGN
IMPACT PRODUCER
WET TROPICS FIELD RECORDINGS
KUKU YALANJI CONSULTANTS


PUBLICIST
LEGALS

In memory of Uncle Ray Pierce - a supreme storyteller and champion for Yalanji language.
We'll never forget you.

Enormous & heartfelt thanks
to all those who have helped shape and influence Gondwana over the past few years:

Boydie Baird & family
Alice Burgin
Dr Alex Cheeseman
Ella Colley
The Daintree Rainforest Observatory
Adrian Holmes
Kate & Max Lefoe
Marilyn Morris
Teddy Roberts
Andrew Simpson
Binna Swindley & Janbal Gallery
Truce Films
Wet Tropics Management Authority
Dr Stuart Worboys

Ana Brzezinska
Terry Carmichael
Tom Cloney
Cooper Creek Wilderness
Dr Wendy Haslem
Peter Hutchins
Claire Marsh
Alyssa Orvis
Helen Simondson
Andrew Solomon
Thomas Andrews & Jojo Heath
Travis Van Zanen
Golly Watson
Andrew Wiseman
...and all our lovely beta testers

Travel support assistance provided by Screen Australia, Film Victoria & Regional Arts Victoria.
Additional sound effects from BabelFishTank and InspectorJ