lost language workshops + performances tomorrow

I realise I'm a little late promoting this, but...

Get down to Kraak tomorrow for a range of workshops and performances as part of the Lost Language exhibition. I've reviewed the exhibition previously and recommend you see it before it finishes at the end of next week.

Louise Woodcock, Graham Dunning and I will deliver workshops, and Graham, Gary Fisher, Helen Shanahan and I will perform. It's probably going to be a bit slanted towards the sound end of things, but you'll get some insight into the exhibition, and into the practices of some of the artists featured.

Personally I'm a bit shy so I might be uncomfortable going along if I wasn't taking part, but I'd be missing out. Workshops start from 12:30, so you might want to be there a bit before. Performances kick off at 4:30, finishing around 6:15.


From the Facebook page:

Workshops and talks

12.30pm
Curator Louise Woodcock will give a talk about the Lost Language exhibition and her art and theory practice that inspired the concept. This talk is intended to involve much discussion around the issues of the abject: what we are horrified by and why, and about the work in the exhibition.

2pm
Sound poet Matt Dalby will hold a workshop on sound poetry. There will be an introductory talk on the history and techniques of sound poetry with examples. Participants are then given a text, some blank paper and writing materials, and a microcassette recorder with microcassette to create their own piece of sound poetry. [I finished putting my material together for this around 9:30 this evening - although it take me a few days.]

3pm
Graham Dunning will hold a practical workshop for people of any ability experimenting with the different sounds which can be made with vinyl records. Partiipants will be able to test out different techniques, hear the results of their experiments, and keep a sound-object they have made.

Performances

4.30pm
Graham Dunning will perform an improvised session exploring the relationship between sound and music using turntables and objects. Crackles, drones, tones, and rhythmical elements alongside field recordings from dubplates and various non-vinyl objects played on the turntables.

5pm
Gary Fisher will perform live using objects and home-made instruments.

5.30pm
Helen Shanahan will be drawing over one of her films, gradually obscuring the image over time. The film focuses on the artist’s personal sense of loss as her grandparents prepare to leave their remote village home of fifty years.

5.45pm
Matt Dalby will be performing live with recorded sounds and various sound sources.

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