Saturate

The City Baths host a new ritual of sensory exploration and active listening. Go underwater to get immersed in sound.

Swim collectively in amplified sound. Float within submarine bass. Move weightlessly through a wobbling resonance. Your body is a conduit for raw sonic reception.

For RISING 2021, only a handful of lucky, lone bathers got to take part in the sonic bathing experience, Flow State, by Naarm-based artists Sara Retallick and Amanda Roff. Now, Retallick is creating a communal auditory soak at The City Baths.

Arrive at night, get your swimmers on and submerge. Retallick's original electroacoustic composition can only be fully experienced with ears below the water’s surface. Specialised underwater loudspeakers create a multi-zone sound installation that transmits the sound for listeners to swim and float through. Once you're in, you can access the unique tactility of underwater listening. Encounter an intimate connection to sound. Sense it in your bones.