For a decade, artists from across the world have come to Bogong village for a unique residency.
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The country's closed borders may have put an end to this, but the Bogong Centre for Sound Culture continues to inspire.
Co-founders Madelynne Cornish and Philip Samartzis are instead opening the eyes of Australian artists to the North East's Alpine environment.
"We founded the centre in 2004, on a camping trip; we decided that it would be a good site to set up a remote residency program that would directly speak to the region," Mr Samartzis said.
"Most artists tend to go somewhere to do field work, and then bring the results back to the studios.
"At Bogong, you're in Alpine National Park as soon as you step outside.
"It's familiar to us here in this region, but it's unique for most Australians, who equate the landscape with desert, forest or beach."
The pair split their time between Melbourne and the North East; Ms Cornish spends about six months each year, either side of every winter, running residencies.
"When you're out camping, you shouldn't buy real estate, but that's what we did," she said.
"Ten years down the track, we've seen about 80 artists come through the residency program.
"The program has changed since COVID.
"We were meant to have an American artist, but because of the bushfires we actually cancelled his residency, and I'm glad we did.
"Even Australian residencies we've had to cancel - from Tasmania and South Australia."
As recently as last week, Victoria's snap lockdown cast uncertainty over their appearance at their long-awaited MAMA exhibition opening.
But Notes from the Field was launched on Friday, after being postponed from the 2020 programming due to COVID-19.
Fifteen artists who undertook residencies have shared their work with the support of MAMA, the Dobell Art Foundation and Museums and Galleries of NSW.
"Some are quite exclusive; Felix Wilson's work for instance involves photos from inside of one of AGL's power stations," Ms Cornish said.
"Unfortunately, you can't get access to it any more, but I never tire of walking through Junction Dam."
Bogong Centre for Sound Culture operates out of a former school in the village and Ms Cornish said this would continue, after AGL made changes that cut short sub-lessees of holiday cabins.
"The cabins are no longer accommodation," she said.
"I'm not sure what it will eventually become, we're thinking it might be an education precinct."
Mr Samartzis said there were complex relationships between industrial technologies, human involvement and the environment at Bogong village.
"Looking through the lens of different art practices and sensibilities just demonstrates what people find curious about this particular place," he said.
"We don't think so much about the Alps and how important they are as a source of water and site of renewable energy.
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"There are periods where you're completely alone and the sound of the environment is completely transformed by snowfall.
"But there is always this hum of energy.
"Artists are really intrigued by it."
The Bogong Centre for Sound Culture participated in MAMA's open call program when the museum first opened in 2015, but this is MAMA's first major exhibition with a local artist-led project.
Notes from the Field continues until the end of June.