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 is a home of twisted beauty, haven to a variety of weird inhabitants but hostile to others. Enter a sanctuary full of unusual animals and misshapen rocks, overseen by still-living, giant prehistoric spiders the size of dinner plates.
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 25-years of scientific research, 7 years of filming, and hundreds of millions of years of evolution, from the break-up of Gondwana to the present day!
The Exhibition includes:
- (i) 48 giant backlit panels showcasing a photographic journey through the science and conservation of caves and groundwater, including the biology of the caves and the giant spiders that dominate the food chain;
- (ii) Woven within these is a dark fairytale telling of this story, created in collaboration with Queensland artist Jodee Taylah and international best-selling author NEIL GAIMAN;
- (iii) These panels are surrounded with artworks inspired by the exhibition, and created by artists and students around Australia;
- (iv) 2 giant mating spider replicas with 18 foot leg-spans in the roof of the exhibition area, and a giant egg- sac pulsating with spider young…
“Truly magnificent. One of the best cave-related displays that I have seen in my viewings around the world.” – Andy Spate – Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association.
The Exhibition is paired with the SIXTEEN LEGS Documentary, a nature documentary like no other. Featuring Neil Gaiman alongside appearances by Stephen Fry, Tara Moss, Adam Hills, and Mark Gatiss, and with a score co-written and performed by Kate Miller-Heidke, Special screenings with Q&A sessions will occur throughout the month. Dates and times to be confirmed.
“I don’t think it could ever be said that the work of Attenborough will at any point be irrelevant – but, like all art, there is always room for adaptation and imagination. SIXTEEN LEGS arguably does just that.” – Wild Melbourne Review.
SIXTEEN LEGS: Enter the Cave Exhibition and Documentary will be at the Goondiwindi Civic Centre from 1 March 2021 to 5th April 2021 all the way from Tasmania. COVID-19 restrictions apply. If you would like to bring a group, please contact Rebecca Cover on 4671 7400.
Co-Director & Producer, Dr Niall Doran is excited to be bringing SIXTEEN LEGS to Queensland with the support of the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia Program. “After a slight delay with COVID-19 lockdowns it is great to be resuming our national regional tour. Our aim is to provide regional and remote areas with an equal opportunity to experience what we’ve been touring to the capitals.
The love lives of giant prehistoric cave spiders the size of dinner plates that have outlived the dinosaurs, it doesn’t get any sexier than that! For those that aren’t a fan of spiders SIXTEEN LEGS also showcases the jaw-dropping environments in which they live.”
Cr Phil O’Shea from Goondiwindi Regional Council says, “This is sure to be something that the people of Goondiwindi have never seen before. We are extremely excited to have it here at the Civic Centre. Audience Q&A sessions with the filmmakers themselves providing intimate access to the process of film creation and the telling of stories that catch our hearts are sure to be a hit.”
For Further Information contact:
Katrina Wills – National Tour Coordinator Mobile 0439840758
Email sixteenlegs@bigpond.com
Dr Niall Doran – Co-Director & Producer SIXTEEN LEGS, Director Bookend Trust Mobile 0409222133
Email nd@bookendtrust.com
The Media Team – Goondiwindi Regional Council Phone: 07 4671 7400
Email media@grc.qld.gov.au
Image credit SIXTEEN LEGS Bookend Trust
