aeriform archive & wet breath exchange
A collaboration with the Bridgewater Jerry
Wintertime in the Derwent Valley, nocturnal katabatic winds roll over the hills and the cold, wet air gathers in the valley basin. A fog forms. This visiting body of aeriform water is known as the Bridgewater Jerry. Sensitive to changing weathers, these visits are rare and ever less certain.
Our own bodies remember that we were once fish. The alveolar fluid that lines our lungs seeps into the atmosphere with each breath we emit, and our bodies become spread with the wind.
The Bridgewater Jerry performs a slow-suspension, exhale-iteration, of the Derwent River’s flow. To breathe with(in) the Jerry is an act of embodied exchange – watery bodies taking turns to hold and be held within the other.
As above, as below, we will perform a wet breath exchange in continuous flow each morning.
17-21 JULY 2023
aeriform archive is a living site. Its aim is to conduit intimate encounters with the fog. A Jerry forecast allows you to plan your exchange, and a growing community archive of experience asks for your own contribution.
wet breath exchange performances will occur on the Derwent Ferry, departing from Hobart’s Brooke St Pier and the Bellerive Pier.
17-21 July 2023 | from 6.20am
Free event (Ferry ticket required)
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Departing Bellerive Pier (Eastern Shore)
6.20AM
7.00AM
7.40AM
8.20AM
9.00AM (only one-way available)
Departing Brooke St Pier (Hobart)
6.40AM
7.20AM
8.00AM
8.40AM
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Performances are free to attend, however, you will need to purchase a standard ferry ticket to board. This is purchasable at boarding, via card or Metro Greencard.
Adult: $3.50 ($2.80 when using a Metro Greencard)
Concession: $2.40 ($1.92 when using a Metro Greencard)
Child/student (5 – 16 years old): $1.90 ($1.52 when using a Metro Greencard)
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Performances last the duration of a river journey. Rolling on repeat.
It gets cold on the river, please come prepared. This is a commuter ferry, and it will depart on time, so please arrive early. Entry is subject to capacity.
Derwent Ferry is fully accessible, and the crew are able to provide assistance as required.
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For queries or advice regarding the aeriform archive project, or wet breath exchange performances, please contact via this link:
Aeriform
1. adjective:
resembling air or having the form of air
2. adjective:
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
The Wet Breath Exchange performances have been supported by Hobart Creative and Derwent Ferry.
The Aeriform Archive project has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
The artists acknowledge the muwinina people as the traditional owners of nipaluna (Hobart), the land on which this project has been developed, and of timtumili minanya (River Derwent), the waters with which we work. We wish to pay our respects to the palawa / pakana people as the ongoing custodians of lutruwita, and express our gratitude for their care and conservation of this place.