Boorp Boorp Bundyil
A Multichannel audio experience that creates a window into the natural and cultural worlds of the Dja Dja Wurrung peoples.
Boorp Boorp Bundyil is an award winning interactive exhibition at the Castlemaine Historic Market Building. The exhibition contains important cultural lessons about living on Country and teaches us about bush foods, medicine, waterways, weaving and cultural practices of the Dja Dja Wurrung people.
Sound Environment spent several days recording the environmental and cultural sounds of the local area, weaving them together into a multichannel and dynamic soundscape that moves through the room. Thunder rolls past as footsteps are heard crunching through leaves. Small snippets of Dja Dja Wurrung language float between the sound of frogs and birds.
"This is a story my father told me. It’s hugely important to pass it on to our children, and our children’s children" – Dja Dja Wurrung Elder, Uncle Rick Nelson.
The Boorp Boorp Bundyil Exhibition has won the the following awards:
Winner, 2023 Maggolee Award - Reconciliation Victoria. Learn more here
[Winner, Indigenous Recognition category - 2023 National Awards for Local Government Learn more here
Sound Environment worked closely with the Sharing Stories Foundation to make this project possible.
Fact Sheet
10 channels of discreet audio
Multiple zones, each containing different biomes and sounds
All audio recorded on country by Sound Environment