Vanessa Tomlinson
Performance
James Street Food and Wine Trail 2025
Vanessa Tomlinson unleashes the raw power of the tam-tam, conjuring sonic drones, tectonic pulses, and shimmering vibrations.
Her intense live performances awaken dormant resonances, unlocking a secret universe of sound. As she sits, listens, and plays, an expanded palette of pulse, timbre, and temporality unfurls around her.
Mesmerising, visceral, and intimate, the tam-tam transforms into a meditative resonating portal.
For one day only, sonorous timbres will ripple through James Street at morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea, awakening your palate as you dine on delicacies from the precinct’s leading vendors.
Tomlinson will perform as part of James Street Food and Wine Trail 2025 on Sunday 27 July. Presented by Art on James and the Institute of Modern Art.
Performance Times: 10am, 12pm, 2pm
Vanessa Tomlinson is a performer and composer exploring ecological sound. She is known for her bold place-based sonic gatherings. Recent albums include Peak Plastique, The Edge is a Place, and Skin Resonance. She has performed in major festivals around the world for the pasty twenty-five years, collaborating with pop, jazz, folk, classical, and experimental artists. Closer to home, she is half of Clocked Out, teaches at Queensland Conservatorium, and is co-artistic director of Easter at the Piano Mill.
