Presented by Carriageworks and the City of Sydney, American artist Nick Cave’s first major work in Australia, HEARD•SYD, saw thirty colourful life-size horses transform Carriageworks and Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall with three live performances featuring over 60 dancers & musicians. Cave’s spectacular and seminal work will disrupt the daily activity of Sydneysiders with an exuberant and surreal explosion of equestrian activity set to live percussion.

The life-sized horse suits are constructed from coloured raffia and found materials, producing a distinctive sound when activated by two dancers at a time. Encouraging an almost pastoral dream-like state, HEARD·SYD is an escapist response to the bustle of the city, its architecture, parks and urban spaces.