A return to the Lady Bay reef and one particular set of tidal pools and seagrass meadows that were documented in January 2021. The three environments presented here reveal the diverse soundscapes contained within a wide, shallow meadow of seagrass and two tidal pools containing a variety grasses, kelp and seaweed. There is still much research to be done regarding the constituent sounds of these environments, since - at this present time - it is difficult to distinguish plant/reef sound from fish, crustacean and other organisms.

FKISM - Seagrass meadow, Lady Bay reef (southern region) - April 2022

Tristan Louth-Robins is a South Australian artist working principally in the medium of sound art and field recording. Ideas of sound and its signification are key elements in Louth-Robins' practice, traversing the space between the visual and aural his work is realised through the mediums of recordings, installation, visual art and performance. He is interested in sound and its associative implications - including its relationship to objects, technology, urban space, memory and the natural world. 


Since 2005, Louth-Robins has presented work in Australia and internationally as a solo artist, whilst also collaborating with artists, writers, researchers, musicians and performers. 

Working across a vast array of activities encompassing composition, sound design, installation art, field recording and workshops, his work has been featured in events such as the Adelaide Festival of Arts (2006), The National Regional Arts Festival (2012), Mildura-Wentworth Arts Festival (2013), Fairfax Festival (2013) and Adelaide Fringe Festival (2014); and selected works exhibited at galleries including The Australian Experimental Art Foundation (2009), SASA Gallery (2012, 2015), Light Square Gallery (2012) and FELT Space (2015). His audio works have been broadcast on radio including Radio National, Classic FM, The BBC (UK), Acoustic Frontiers (USA) and RBB (Germany).