Olivia Webb (b.1988) is an artist, musician and vocalist of Dutch-Pākehā descent, based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). Her art practice uses performance, participation, video, sound and music to give voice to silent experiences and traditions that pulse through our daily lives. Her recent artworks explore themes of cultural identity through participatory projects which foreground various practices of listening.
For 18-months Olivia Webb worked closely with five New Zealand families to write songs that reflect their feelings about belonging in Aotearoa.
A series of performances and sound based exercises that involve an exchange of breath and voice.
A chant is sung from the beach into the depths of the water on a dying coral reef, and back again.