Threads of Listening is a multi-sensory textile exhibition exploring the connections between touch, sound, landscape and memory. Working with hand-tufted rugs, interactive e-textiles, and sculptural forms, his practice integrates micro-computers, pressure sensors, and embedded audio. Each hand-tufted textile carries its own sound, and at the heart of the exhibition a large interactive work transforms touch into sound. Run your hands across its surface to awaken field recordings Ben gathered in Claremont and across Western Australia.
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Inspired by Ben's practice as a textile artist and his work in disability-led arts and access, the exhibition invites you to experience place through many senses. Wool, texture and sound become ways of mapping our environment and connecting with the natural world.

Created during Ben's Artist in Residence program, Threads of Listening is an invitation to touch, listen and explore, finding your own pathway through a landscape held in fabric and sound.