Consuming the Landscape is a sound installation exploring the impact of urbanisation on ecological systems. Intimately set amongst the ti-trees on Cypress Avenue in Lorne, the sonic component includes a selection of six years of Lucy’s field recordings from the Otways forest region, the artwork site, and live feedback.

These recordings document the encroachment of urban development and its impact on bird life. A series of abstract sculptures—stepping stones and larger framework structures—represent an abstracted urban space within the landscape. These elements represent how human infrastructure and activity impinges upon natural spaces both sonically and physically. As part of the Biennale’s Sculpture+ program, Lucy also hosted a soundwalk around Lorne focusing on listening, acoustic ecology, noise pollution, and liminal soundscapes.

Collide collaborated with Lucy by guiding the transition of her sound-based practice into a physical public artwork for the first time. The team supported the design development of sculptural forms that could effectively translate her acoustic concepts, coordinated the fabrication process to meet structural and material requirements, and managed installation on site. This process enabled Lucy to expand her practice into the public realm, resulting in a resolved, site-responsive work that balanced sonic intent with built form.