Spectral Dialogues

Spectral Dialogues explores the layered histories and fragile ecologies of Glen Davis, a ruined shale oil mining town in the Capertee Valley on Wiradjuri Country. Through sound, sculpture, and material installation, the exhibition activates the ruin as a space for reflection, dialogue, and regeneration. Drawing on the concept of Hauntology, the gallery becomes a living archive where layered sonic environments invite acts of "earwitnessing," surfacing what is unheard, unseen, or forgotten. The exhibition reflects on colonial violence, labour struggles, displacement, and ecological degradation, revealing how lost voices and vanished species continue to resonate in the present.