A Mountain of Voices

Credit: The Mountain of Voices launch in the UTAS Riverside building, 2024. Image: Hannah Todd

With The Voices for Tasmanian Youth

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Commission

Commissioned by the Commissioner for Children and Young People Tasmania, 2024
An interactive public space activation that highlights the voices of young people

Impact

Developed through a trauma-informed participatory process with a Consultative Council called ‘The Voices for Tasmanian Youth’, supporting them to direct the goals and outcomes of the project
Sits alongside a youth-generated report, digital media campaign and advocacy process commenting on the Tasmanian Government’s Child Sexual Abuse Reform Strategy and Action Plan
Focuses on returning agency to young people in private and public spaces, particularly when speaking to powerful decision-makers

A silhouette of a person speaking into a megaphone — The Mountain of Voices launch in the UTAS Riverside building, 2024. Image: Hannah Todd

We put our creative skills and network at the disposal of a group of young Tasmanians: A Mountain of Voices is the result.

‘A Mountain of Voices was dreamed up by members of the Voices for Tasmanian Youth through a series of creative workshops and was later brought to life by the team at Terrapin. The Mountain invites children and young people to share their thoughts, views and ideas with the adults around them.

Only children and young people can climb the mountain and speak into the megaphone… and share a Power Statement to remind adults of why their voices matter.

Young people are also invited to write their Power Statement or draw a picture on a post it note, which they can nail to the side of the mountain. As the statements build up, each young person who climbs the mountain is lifted up by the voices of their peers… and the Mountain serves as a reminder of the importance of young peoples’ voices, especially when it comes to instances of abuse.’

– Comments by a member of the Voices for Tasmanian Youth, July 2024.

Terrapin artists and facilitators worked closely with the Voices for Tasmanian Youth council, supporting them to develop their ideas for an installation. This creative process was also trauma-sensitive, drawing on the experience of our team to ensure a safe environment for kids of all ages.

- - The Voices for Tasmanian Youth
  Creators
- - Dannielle Jackson
  - Sam Routledge
  Artist Facilitators
- - Ingrid Rahlén
  Production Management
- - Soda Projects
  Construction
- - The Commissioner for Children and Young People Tasmania
  Client

Inside the UTAS Inveresk Building, in Launceston, Is an grey, darker grey and green mountain, this is an interpretation of a mountain, this mountain also has long red horn stretching from the top to the bottom. On this mountain there are also stick notes pinned which speak power statements. — The Mountain of Voices launch in the UTAS Riverside building, 2024. Image: Hannah Todd

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The Mountain of Voices launch in the UTAS Riverside building, 2024. Image: Hannah Todd
The Mountain of Voices launch in the UTAS Riverside building, 2024. Image: Hannah Todd
The Mountain of Voices launch in the UTAS Riverside building, 2024. Image: Hannah Todd

A Mountain of Voices

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