The Echo of Time

Beneath the sails of the Sydney Opera House lies a story written in stone. Tubowgule, also known as Bennelong Point, has been a place of gathering, ceremony and song for thousands of years. Sculptor Tan Arlidge responds to this history through movement and geometry, drawing on the patterns that shape the natural world, from tidal rhythms to wind-carved sand.

The Echo of Time brings together six works that reflect on the deep layers of this site. Like sandstone formed grain by grain, or oyster shells accumulating along the shore, each piece considers how past, present and future combine and create new meaning over time.

Presented to celebrate the reopening of Opera Bar, this exhibition marks a new chapter for the Opera House precinct. Overseen by Applejack and curated by Arts Matter, the venue will come alive with performing arts, music and social gathering by the water, adding new voices to the stories that have resonated here for generations.