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Soundwalk and Listening/Recording Workshop
Exhibition: Wednesday, August 17 to Friday, August 19, 2022
Bere Point, Malcolm Island, BC
‘Ask the Mountains’ is a multi-disciplinary collaboration (with sound artist, Jenni Schine & visual artist, Sylvie Ringer) that creates interdisciplinary and immersive installations in both urban and rural communities that reference the atmosphere and landscape of North Vancouver Island and Malcolm Island, BC, Canada. The project works with composer Giorgio Magnanensi and his speakers (or “resonators”) made from salvaged wood. The artists are mentored by the Arrivals Legacy Project, a transformational exploration of Ancestry, ceremony and root cultural practices for artists and creators for change. This August, 2022, Ask the Mountains will return to Kwakiutl, Mamalilikala, and ‘Namgis territories (Malcolm Island) to re-evaluate their body of work with site-specific audio recordings documented by the local community. There will be a free Soundwalk and Listening/Recording Workshop for community members to learn field recording techniques and listening practices. This will be a mind (and ear) opening experience led by Jenni Schine and Giorgio Magnanensi.
Open to all North Island residents.
Jenni Schine is a sound artist and researcher. Her hope is to make art that is ecologically accountable and builds relationships in a reciprocal manner. A big fan of public engagement, Jenni has extended her work into art installations, film, radio, and soundscape compositions. As an educator, she uses art and teaching as a conduit to connect artists with scientists. Jenni serves as the Soundworks Associate Editor of the BC Studies Journal and a Director of the Western Front artist-run-centre. She grew up in the traditional territories of the šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples (Vancouver, BC), where she is currently based.
Born and raised in Italy, Giorgio Magnanensi currently lives in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada. His diverse artistic practice includes composition, conducting, improvisation, circuit bending, video art and sonic and spatial explorations. He is artistic director of Vancouver New Music and Laboratorio, and lecturer at the School of Music of the Vancouver Community College.
