Call of the wild: The Great Animal Orchestra revives a lost world

The sounds of more than 15,000 animal species will be vividly recreated at the 23rd Bienniale of Sydney, challenging you to reimagine your future.

Michael BaileyArts & Culture editor

Feb 23, 2022 – 8.00am

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Thousands of years before luxury apartments and offices were built over it, Barangaroo, on the north-western edge of Sydney’s CBD, teemed with wildlife that the Gadigal people used to fish and hunt.

An audible reminder of this pre-history is set to take over Barangaroo’s Stargazer Lawn from next month, when The Great Animal Orchestra, a commission from the Paris-based Fondation Cartier, is installed there as part of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney.

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Michael BaileyArts & Culture editorMichael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney.