In the light of human-made ecological ruptures and constructed separateness between humans and other organisms, to both artists listening as a practice has yielded humble possibilities of re-encountering and reconnecting, as listening asks us to pause and be with the heard. The piece explores the relationship of listening and body and the affect of one on the other, while allowing close and distant biophony inform their movements, breath and ways of being. How can we experience and encounter other beings, if not with our preconceptions of how we perceive the things around us? Challenging anthropocentric perspectives, the work invites sensory and intuitive perception, encouraging mindful reconnection with who and what surrounds us: through listening, moving, resonating and echoing somatic comprehension of coexisting.

The work is a collaboration by Sara Mikolai and Isuru Kumarasinghe, which takes shape as an audio piece in the first part and in a second chapter was further developed into an audio-visual installation. It is situated in a greenhouse, planted with wildflowers; small paths guide to stools, where people are invited to be with themselves and the plants, to experience the sound piece and how its resonance affects their own bodies and togetherness. The video work is a choreographic camera exploration of movement, space, sound and lens and is shot with mobile phones. The performers go through a simple movement sequence, which is guided by active listening. The three mobile cameras follow this movement, hence the viewer witnesses both the captured movement, as well as what the dancers see themselves. The video explores the relationship between moving, seeing and listening, as well as being seen, looking at others, being filmed and filming as an act itself. The sound piece can be experienced in the greenhouse with and without the video work. The work thus invites a sensory experience that addresses different aspects of listening, seeing, being, coexisting and how these are directly interconnected.