Sensitive Circuits: Listening Ground

Sensitive Circuits: Listening Ground, June 30, 2019 Experimental Sound Studio

As part of the Without Within exhibition, curated by Ruth Hodgins, a collaboration between Experimental Sound Studio and Roman Susan, I organized the soundwalk with performers and artists Gwyneth Z. Anderson and Sara Zalek. We collectively identified the listening hubs and actions/prompts associated with them. Listening as composing. Walking as performing. The sonic diversity of Edgewater. We travel through public and private spaces, an affluent community, public housing, senior housing, supportive housing, commercial vs residential zones, private cemetary, public park and community gardens and fast food. The walk connects our inner-selves to the soundscape.

We mapped our route through Edgewater withsoundwalk, excercises and listening score lead by Norman W. Long, Gwyneth Z. Anderson and Sara Zalek. Starting at the ESS garden, with stops at Rosehill Cemetary, Clark/Ashland Island, Senn Park, neighborhood community Garden, White Castle and ending the walk and completing the circuit in ESS’ Audible Gallery featuring work by Mie Kongo and Norman W. Long.

Leading the soundwalk is part of sharing my process with the public and collaborating artists. Listening, walking and recording is part of the process of my compositions, improvisatons and performances. Without Within offered me an opportunity to meditate on the relation between sound, object and space. Specifically Mie Kongo’s sculpture, ESS’ Audible Gallery, my soundscape compositions, and artists/performers Gwyneth Zelany Anderson, Andrew Clinkman, Xris Espinoza, and Sara Zalek.

Photo, Kathleen Rooney

Photo, Kathleen Rooney

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