Acacia, by emerging composer Aksuna (Natasha Lin), responds to the continuity of the Australian landscape, shifting over the course of millenia.

Performed by guitar duo Matt Withers & Callum Henshaw, Aksuna’s work is inspired by the acacia family of plants and their resistance to fire and drought.  The word has been lovingly adopted as a symbol of Australian resilience - in Aksuna’s work, acacia also represents the many lands that have been taken and moulded by colonisation - but also a land that is giving and breathing.

Aksuna currently lives in Berlin, but in Australia calls Melbourne (Naarm) home.

1. Acacia

Composed by Natasha Lin (Aksuna)

Performed by Matt Withers & Callum Henshaw - guitar

Recorded at Church St Studios, Sydney, on 11th & 12th January 2024.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Bob Scott

Assistant engineer Luca Dimakopoulos
Produced by Matt Withers
Cover art by Matt WithersArtwork by Sue Needham (Threads of Australia)

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