Defenceless Giants - Graham Beaumont - DES304

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Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Defenceless Giants is a locative media experience created to raise awareness of our rainforests. With audio taken from Mary Cairncross in the traditional lands of the Jinibara people, the rainforest reserve is the last remaining parcel of rainforest which used to cover the Blackall range.

From the tranquility of nature, we turn our eye to our destruction of it. We are reminded of Feral invasion, our pollutive nature and are we warming our planet?

Sounds of Dawn

Morning Chorus is truly something everyone should experience. The birds of the forest awaken and are eager to wake everyone else in beautiful chorus.

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Under The Surface

The World awakens not just in the air but also below the water. Listen to unseen creatures go about their day.

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Babbling Brook

Small highways litter the Forest, from the vines the ants use as highways to the babbling brooks used by aquatic animals, you start to notice that everything is busy.

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Listen

Take time to sit and listen. Too often we think about the picture, what we see with our eyes, seldom do we slow down and listen, can you hear the forest growing?

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The Storm

Water is vital for life, not just for humans but for the flora and fauna. The rainforest absorbs water and also evaporates it, allowing it to fall back into the forest.

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The Forest Never Sleeps

The forest never sleeps. Like a change of the guard, the evening wakens its own inhabitants. It's a different place as the sun goes down and the night sets in. The night insects are deafening.

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Feral

Feral animals are destroying our native wildlife. From domestic pets to introduced species such as Cane toads and Rabbits.

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Pollution

Our waste is not just an eyesore but it also pollutes our land and oceans. The animals we share this world with are ingesting or getting caught in our waste and dying by the minute.

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Global Warming

Unless we change our ways we seal the fate of our future generations. Low-lying nations are disappearing, fires are more prevalent, storms and flooding more frequent.

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