Ghost Trees

James McGrath

James McGrath (pictured left) is an architect and painter. Over the past three decades, he has explored the meeting point between art, architecture, theatre and new media. He trained as a painter, assisting Patrick Betaudier (Paris) and Arthur Boyd (Australia). His work is motivated by the differences and tensions in the marriage of painting and 3D video. His digital installations and videos were commissioned by several Australian museums and subsequently presented at the Los Angeles J Paul Getty Museum in 2000. In 1999 and 2000, his work was included in the Sydney and New York film festivals. He has lectured in architecture at the University of New South Wales, where he was awarded the Australian Postgraduate Award. James has exhibited in New York, London, Sydney, Hong Kong, Toronto and Paris. 

Gary Sinclair

Gary Sinclair (pictured right) is a music composer, sound designer and recording artist. Working in the museum, experiential, public art and broadcast sectors, he has established a multi-discipline practice Tactile Music. His work explores the liminal space where sound design and music reside, creating soundtracks referencing contemporary classical, minimalism, ambient and electronic music genres. Gary is committed to integrating traditional music production, field recordings and creative technology. The work is grounded in authentic science concepts and the natural world and morphs from the real to the abstract. His approach to music and sound is altruistic, allowing existing narratives within science, nature, technology and philosophy to directly inform the production of his soundtracks. Utilising contemporary techniques in data sonification, generative music and sound processing, he views his role as a guide or conduit for the sonic articulation of voiceless ideas.