Behind the Façade
223 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst
Words by Christine Burrows | Sounds by Gio Sancho
We planted dreams of art, revolution, change that were ripped out like weeds, but stayed stubborn as a blood stain.
The dilapidated terraces of 1970s Darlinghurst sound out with memories of violence and beauty.
About the Artists
CHRISTINE BURROWS, originally from Aotearoa, lives on DjaDja Wurrung Country, where she writes poetry, flash fiction and creative non-fiction. Work has appeared in Cordite, Landfall, Westerly, Australian Poetry, Spineless Wonders, Jacaranda, Grieve etc. Her work explores place, dislocation, trauma and social and environmental in/justice. She’s currently brewing a novel.
GIO SANCHO is a freelance podcast editor, sound designer, and composer with experience across film, radio, podcasting, and 5.1 surround sound projects. In his free time, he releases independent music, with his work featured on various Spotify editorial playlists.
This story is part of
Imaginative Recreation Project 2023 – sharing little-known stories from Sydney’s past.
curated + presented by
SONIC CITY SYDNEY
Stories and sounds of Sydney. Sonic City Sydney is a series of audio-stories, each under five minutes in length, produced by Spineless Wonders and Echidna Audio and funded by the City of Sydney.
