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VNM Festival 2023
Radical Listening: Workshop
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Participants should bring their own recording device (phone with recording app, digital field recorder, or other portable device) and headphones; as portions of this workshop will be held outdoors please dress for the weather.
This field recording and listening workshop led by Lawrence English emphasizes the importance of active and engaged listening. English encourages individuals to cultivate a deeper connection with the sounds around them, urging them to embrace a more mindful and receptive approach to listening and their sonic world.
The workshop will cultivate technical skills essential to field recording and audio production, and participants will acquire knowledge and expertise while mastering the art of capturing and manipulating sound and embarking on a path of creative exploration learning to cultivate their unique artistic voice.
Guided listening activities will be a means of exploring memory, perception, and subjectivity. Participants will delve into the ways in which personal experiences and cultural backgrounds shape our interpretation and response to sounds. By incorporating elements of introspection and reflection, these listening activities will provide a space for contemplation and self-discovery.
Lawrence English is a composer, artist and curator based in Australia. Working across an eclectic array of aesthetic investigations, English’s work prompts questions of field, perception and memory. He investigates the politics of perception, through live performance and installation, to create works that ponder subtle transformations of space and ask audiences to become aware of that which exists at the edge of perception.
