Leah Barclay is an award winning composer and interdisciplinary artist who has been recognised internationally for her distinctive sonic language. She creates immersive performances and multi-sensory installations at the intersection of art, science, technology and the environment.

Leah’s major projects for 2011 include; composer for the Indian dance production Uruvam (recently toured Europe), guest curator for Floating Land, Dhakan (featured at ACMC11 in New Zealand), Transvergence (site-specific performance installation for Cockatoo Island), Encontro Das Aguas (Meeting of the Waters) commissioned by the Australian Voices, Mamori Sound Project (Amazon Jungle, Brazil), lead artist for the Remnant/Emergency Artlab, and composer/sound artist for DAM(N); an interdisciplinary project exploring the stories of the displaced people of the Narmada River in North India.

Leah’s dynamic research on the value of creative methodologies in ecological crisis has been presented and published at international conferences in Australia, USA, New Zealand and Canada throughout 2011. She is currently working overseas and will return to Australia for a series of new collaborative projects in early 2012.