The Plants
Unbe-leaf-able!
Make music with a marigold. Compose with a chrysanthemum. Listen to some lavender. The Plants is an all-ages participatory organic musical experience, allowing you to touch real plants, play unique organic instruments, and learn to connect with nature.
These new experimental musical instruments combine organic matter and bespoke digital sensors developed by creative technology collective, Playable Streets. For the first time, plant-based instruments are available for the public to play and create new live compositions.
Swelling with textural waves and phasing rhythmic movement, The Plants will be unlike any musical instrument you have ever seen, heard or played before!
Come and interact, explore, and make new collaborative compositions with The Plants.
Sessions & Times
Saturday, 15 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday, 16 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Monday, 17 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday, 18 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, 19 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday, 20 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Friday, 21 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, 22 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday, 23 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Monday, 24 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday, 25 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, 26 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday, 27 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Friday, 28 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, 29 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday, 30 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Monday, 31 March
10:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday, 01 April
10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, 02 April
10:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday, 03 April
10:00am - 4:00pm
Friday, 04 April
10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, 05 April
10:00am - 4:00pm
Extra things to know
Playable Streets is a participatory arts company creating invitations to play and collaborate in public places.
They are a collective of theatre makers, composers, engineers, visual artists and interaction designers at the forefront of contemporary arts practice who utilise technology, design, dramaturgy and sound to build environments that encourage norm-bending connections.
You’ll find The Plants in front of Festival Gallery, on the paved foyer outside the City of Joondalup administration building.
For more information about Festival Gallery, see Plan Your Festival.
The site is accessible by a ramped path from the car park.
A coffee van will be available outside the gallery during opening hours, plus an ice-cream cart on the weekend for tasty treats.
Tables and chairs will be available to chill out on, or hang out nearby at The Cube.
Toilets are available inside Festival Gallery and Joondalup Library.
Program details
15 March 2025 - 05 April 2025
Free
All ages
