At the end of June, with so much on the socio-political horizon yet to take place, we began work on a new sculptural sound project for the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art.
www.meca.edu/article/the-ica-at-meca-presents-acoustic-resonance/
“Ground, Unsettle, Surround” serves as a sonic documentary of sorts, centered around unrest reverberating throughout Chicago and the U.S. in the Summer and Fall of 2020. The audio collage assembles an array of sources: field recordings from protests, vocal reenactments, political dialogs, experimental music compositions, and a new sound piece by Dine/Chicana artist, Autumn Chacon. It also engages various ecologies of history, thought, and theory around #Landback, Decolonize Zhigaagoong (Chicago), All the Monuments Must Fall, #Defundthepolice, and #Policefreeschools.
We offer a stereo version of the audio from “Ground, Unsettle, Surround” as a sonic fundraiser, with all proceeds going to the Chi-Nations Youth Council. Download and support those creating a safe space for Native youth.
chinationsyouth.weebly.com
Use the link below to download a PDF of the citational script for “Ground, Unsettle, Surround.”
tinyurl.com/y5qb9m96
released December 18, 2020