Free | No ticket required, all welcome
In this second session of Sympathetic Resonance: A Series of Unfoldings, we explore how vibration and resonance can support mental and physical wellbeing. Guided by sound practitioner Ram Davies, you’ll experience a sound bath using instruments like gongs and singing bowls. We’ll also explore resonance breathing—a practice shown to reduce stress and improve focus. Together, we’ll reflect on how sympathetic resonance might help us listen more closely to our own rhythms and connect more deeply with the world around us.
Each session will begin with a witnessing of O’Callaghan’s performance First Sound, Last Sound and unfold into a focused investigation of how resonance operates within a specific field of practice.
No prior knowledge required, just an open mind.
Sympathetic Resonance: a series of unfoldings
What is sympathetic resonance?
How does it shape what we hear, feel, and create?
Can sound and energy move through matter even when we are still?
What does it mean for one object to vibrate in harmony with another, without being touched?
Inspired by Mel O'Callaghan’s First Sound, Last Sound, this two-part participatory series invites publics to explore sympathetic resonance through the lenses of music and wellbeing.
Each session will begin with a witnessing of O’Callaghan’s performance First Sound, Last Sound and unfold into a focused investigation of how resonance operates within a specific field of practice.
About Ram Davies
Ram Davies (Co-owner & Educator Sanctuary Hill Retreat, Sound Healing Therapist, Meditation Guide) With a background in traditional yoga studies, Ram expanded his practice into the world of sound therapy, where he found a profound connection between vibration, healing, and deep inner states. As a certified sound healing practitioner, Ram facilitates transformational sound journeys and therapies.
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Built as an accompaniment to Direct Bodily Empathy — Sensing Sound, An Accompanying Body extends the exhibition’s thinking through tethered programs, expanded research, and diverse knowledge-sharing opportunities. Click here for all An Accompanying Body programming.
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Photo: Mel O’Callaghan First Sound, Last Sound, 2022. performance, solid steel tuning forks, wooden resonance chamber, wooden, bronze and leather mallet. duration 20 minutes. Installation view, Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia, 2022. Courtesy of the artist, Cassandra Bird Gallery, Sydney and Galerie Allen, Paris. Image: Cheska Brown
You may also like the following events from Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre:
- This Saturday, 19th July, 01:00 am, Performance: First Sound, Last Sound in New Plymouth
- This Saturday, 19th July, 05:00 am, Anniversary Film Series - July 2025 in New Plymouth
- Next month, 6th August, 02:30 am, Waiata in the Gallery Aug 2025 in New Plymouth
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