Cameron Deyell, Sonic Compass, 2026, Sound Installation. PUNQ 2026 Commission. Photograph: Amanda Galea
Perfume Gardens on the corner of Walker Street and Stokes Street, 81-99 Sturt Street, Gurambilbarra / Townsville, QLD 4810
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions
Venue AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible ramp from the street with unobstructed pathways.
Nearby accessible street parking
There are wheelchair accessible toilets nearby in Townsville Bulletin Square: 340 Flinders Street, Townsville Bulletin Square, Gurambilbarra / Townsville Queensland 4810.
PricingThis is a free event
Registration is appreciated but not essential. If you're planning to attend, register your attendance for free to help us prepare for your visit.
Thursday 24 September 5pm–6pm
Sonic Compass Launch Event
Live performance by Cameron Deyell
Sonic Compass is a live sound performance event to launch the sound sculpture and musical composition that charts a journey through listening.
Composed by Cameron Deyell aboard a sailboat on a voyage along Australia's East Coast, it traces a path shaped by water, wind, and memory. Presented as a circular array of speakers arranged in the formation of a compass rose, sound drifts from point to point — like stars across a navigational sky.
The work is launched by a 40-minute live performance by the artist in front of the Changshu Pavillion at 5pm on Thursday 24 September, before continuing to run day and night through to 11 October.
About The ArtistCameron Deyell is a composer, producer and sound artist whose work spans pop production, experimental sound art and installation. He was producer and performer on Sia's Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum album This Is Acting, and has worked at a high level within international commercial music.
He is a member of avant-punk band Liars (Mute Records, UK) and has toured and recorded with ARIA-winning artists Missy Higgins, Lior and Katie Noonan. He composes music for contemporary dance company Dancenorth, and holds a PhD in Interactive Composition from the University of Melbourne.
Alongside this production and performance work, Deyell maintains an independent practice in eco-acoustic composition, using field recordings and environmental sound as core material. He sailed across the Pacific Ocean and now lives aboard his yacht near the Great Barrier Reef, where his location directly informs the recording, research and development of new work.
Perfume Gardens on the corner of Walker Street and Stokes Street, 81-99 Sturt Street, Gurambilbarra / Townsville, QLD 4810
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions
Venue AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible ramp from the street with unobstructed pathways.
Nearby accessible street parking
There are wheelchair accessible toilets nearby in Townsville Bulletin Square: 340 Flinders Street, Townsville Bulletin Square, Gurambilbarra / Townsville Queensland 4810.
PricingThis is a free event
Registration is appreciated but not essential. If you're planning to attend, register your attendance for free to help us prepare for your visit.
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PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhun, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhun, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ is produced by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts. The festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Townsville City Council is a funding partner of PUNQ.