Lung Trees and Bird Child Spirit are recent sound installations that are part of the Sound Outside project and demonstrate the artistic and technical approach that will be developed in the project. A further three installations have been funded across 2023.

Audiences have responded very strongly to these works with feedback like: "brilliant", moving", "very beautiful" and "important".

Please note that multi-channel sound is not well represented in stereo. For more examples of my audio work see: https://bentnail.art/sonic-art

Lung Trees, February 2023, Alfred Nicolas Memorial Gardens, Sherbrooke

Bird Child Spirit, March/April 2022, old growth forest Selby (photography by Cathy Ronalds)

Imaginary Ornithology, Burrinja Upwey, 2012 was created before my recent bout of illness. It was a very ambitious project that used a range of sophisticated technologies. It demonstrates my technical competence and on going interest in birds, nature and community engagement.  
A gallery of photos and images from my recent work. Note that all visual art is created by me (Peter Mcilwain) 
Lung Trees: Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens 2023 (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees: Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens 2023 (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees art
Lung Trees art
Lung Trees site  (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees site (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees site  (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees site (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees site  (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees site (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Lung Trees art
Lung Trees art
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022  (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022 (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022  (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022 (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022  (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022 (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022  (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Bird Child Spirit: Selby 2022 (photography by Cathy Ronalds)
Main housing on Lung Trees site
Main housing on Lung Trees site
Equipment visualisation
Equipment visualisation
Equipment System Diagram
Equipment System Diagram