With over 400 school students through the doors already the Bookend Trust team have been kept busy since the exhibition opened on March 1st.
Dr Niall Doran is incredibly pleased with the event so far, “A huge thank you to the people of Goondiwindi, who have been extremely welcoming, helpful and enthusiastic. We’ve had large numbers of excited school classes visiting us, we’ve had inventive artistic contributions from student and community artists, we’ve had people travelling into town and staying overnight so they can attend the film and exhibition across two days, we’ve watched as older married couples have left tapping each other’s heads (you need to see the film to understand that reference!), and we’ve had small noses and waving hands pressed up against coffee shop windows when we’ve been recognized on our breaks. We’ve been overjoyed to see kids bringing their parents back to see the exhibition again after school while telling them all about what they’ve learned, and we have loved the parents’ appreciation (“They’ll never forget something like this,” said one with thanks). We’ve met young girls and boys who clearly already love spiders, and we’ve watched other students help their less-sure friends walk through without fear. Sometimes that means they pass through with barely a look the first time, but sure enough they’re back in again shortly afterwards and asking questions as they become more comfortable with the bizarre world of caves.”
The multi award-winning SIXTEEN LEGS project is an exploration of the hidden underground world beneath our feet. Enter a world of mystery and darkness, where some of Australia’s strangest ancient creatures still survive unseen.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.
SIXTEEN LEGS: Enter the Cave Exhibition – A travelling exhibition of caves, cave biology and the exploration and discovery of how this unique environment works. This Exhibition showcases the results of over 30-years of scientific research, over 7 years of filming, and hundreds of millions of years of evolution, from the break-up of Gondwana to the present day!
At the heart of the exhibition are 2 giant mating spider replicas with 18 foot leg-spans that hang from the rafters in the exhibition space.
Don’t miss your chance to see the SIXTEEN LEGS: Enter the Cave Exhibition, which is at the Goondiwindi Civic Centre until Monday 5th April 2021 all the way from Tasmania. Open Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm.
The Exhibition is paired with the SIXTEEN LEGS Documentary featuring: Neil Gaiman, Kate Miller-Heidke, Stephen Fry, Tara Moss, Adam Hills, Mark Gatiss and scientific researchers and experts from around the globe.
Journey into a world like no other, where giant prehistoric spiders the size of dinner plates seek kinky love in the dark. As the world rapidly descends into the next period of global mass extinction, a message of hope comes from an unlikely hero: a creature, often unfairly reviled, that has survived prior mass extinctions and climatic change in a magical ecosystem hidden beneath the World Heritage mountains of one of the world’s last great wildernesses. With spectacular imagery and a dark-fantasy twist by master story-teller Neil Gaiman, this real-world “Charlotte’s Web” brings a story of stability and solitude into our world of rapid change.
Documentary screenings for school groups are still available but places are limited. If you would like to bring a group to see the exhibition or documentary, please contact Rebecca Cover on 4671 7400.
For Further Information contact:
Katrina Wills – National Tour Coordinator Mobile 0439840758
Email sixteenlegs@bigpond.com
