Pick up the landline handset and dial a number to hear a poem. The wind phone (風の電話, kaze no denwa) is an unconnected telephone booth in Ōtsuchi, Japan, where visitors can dial the dead. A new audio work by local poet Izzy Roberts-Orr extending on my collection of elegies, Raw Salt.

Installed at Ballan Library Saturday 2 November, Blackwood on Saturday 9 November and Bacchus Marsh Visitor Information Centre Sunday 10 November.

Hide + Seek Festival

Presented as part of Hide + Seek Festival 2024, returning to Moorabool Shire with a program of music, art, food, and entertaining delights for all ages. Discover the hidden gems our regional towns offer, wander through arts trails and savour the local produce and historic buildings. Explore the full Hide + Seek Festival program here.