About — Numen

Numen — spirit of place. An art-science project inspired by the Big History approach to understanding our past and future.

Numen is an immersive multimedia song cycle exploring the origins, climate and landscapes of the Great Southern region and Albany in Western Australia — created by Albany-based media artist Peter Morse, with an original musical score by Perth-based composer Glenn Rogers, in collaboration with Steve Richter.

Using computer visualisation of climate and geophysical simulations, satellite data and ultra-high definition videography, the visuals span 6 billion years — from cosmic solar system formation through the emergence of early life, the separation from East Antarctica, the Albany-Fraser Orogen, and the drift of the Australian continent, extending into imagined futures 1 billion years hence.

The song cycle situates Menang-Noongar language within the work, referencing the six Noongar seasons — Birak, Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba, and Kambarang — bringing ancient knowledge into counterpoint with modern science.

Format

32 minutes · Eight songs · Three screens · Albany Town Hall · September–October 2026

Creators

Peter Morse — Director & Artist
Award-winning Australian media artist and computer researcher. His fulldome cinema works have screened in over 35 countries, including Dark (2012), Hemispheres of the Mind (2019), Travelling Kungkarankalpa (2017), and Frozen in Time (2008) — the first fulldome film shot in Antarctica. Peter holds PhDs in Cultural Heritage (Murdoch) and Computational Geophysics (Tasmania), and has held visualisation research positions at the Universities of Melbourne, UWA, Tasmania, and UNSW.
petermorse.net

Glenn Rogers — Composer & Musician
Perth-based composer and guitarist with international performance and recording experience. His scores for planetarium domes and multimedia works draw from Indian classical music, European jazz, and contemporary electronic traditions.
glennrogers.net

Steve Richter — Musician & Sound Designer
Over 25 years in the Western Australian music scene, with performance credits including the WA Symphony Orchestra. Steve specialises in electronic music and didgeridoo, bridging traditional Aboriginal instruments with contemporary soundscapes.
steverichtermusic.bandcamp.com

Note

This website is a living document during the development of Numen. Content, timelines, and creative elements are actively evolving ahead of the Albany 2026 presentation.