Acoustic Life of Zinc 2021

Step into the hidden industrial world of Nyrstar’s 100-year-old Zinc Works housed on the Derwent River in Hobart in Zinc. Discover the secret world of the smelter – zinc ingots, conveyer belts, air jets, compressors and metal rods sewn into a curious compelling soundtrack. Be immersed in a multi-sensory audio-visual experience of the modern zinc works in action. Animated black and white graphite drawings, machinery abstracted vision and woodcuts fill the space, with the everyday lives of the workers portrayed in photographic portraits.

Zinc is a celebration of innovation, creativity and inclusion which can be experienced at the Nyrstar Zinc Works in Hobart, as well as Launceston’s old hydro Duck Reach Power Station.