The Journey Down is an ambitious art and music project produced by Western Australian new music organisation Tura, in collaboration with over 40 Australian musicians, and Indigenous Elders and artists from the Warmun and Kununurra communities.
While most urban artists look to the desert for a vastness and sense of quiet, Rose, by contrast, is constantly scouring his surroundings for materials and “junk” he can salvage to create noisy new instruments. (The composer is perhaps best known for his 2013 Sydney Festival performance, WRECK, where he transformed a decaying vehicle from the mining town of White Cliffs into rousing sound and multimedia experience.)
