Stepping into the new immersive Ghost Trees exhibition in Canberra, all the worries and concerns and distractions of the outside world disappear. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading $ 0 / $ NaN /year All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue In a darkened room, there are images of trees projected across the walls, accompanied by the sounds of the forest, but not as we usually know them.
All around, is something beautiful, otherworldly and unexpected, a collision of art and science. There is a feeling of being inside the trees, above them and around them. It's mesmerising.
Gary Sinclair and James McGrath immersed in their work at the National Film and Sound Archives on Friday. Picture by Gary Ramage That's music to the ears of Ghost Trees co-creator, composer and sound designer Gary Sinclair. "That's what we were really hoping for," he said.
"You don't know what the effect might have. People might hate it. They might find it discombobulating.
But you're maybe the third person who's said that they've come out of it feeling quite tranquil and quite transported. "And that, to me, is just amazing. To give people a bit of respite from the world, and to take them somewhere, is just so rewarding for me.
" Ghost Trees creators James McGrath and Gary Sinclair and images .