Apologies as always for the crossposting! -- aaron
Note: we are probably losing our space and this may be one of the
last-ever shows... :(
---------[ Quiet American presents at 964 Natoma ]-------------------
Field Effects 22: Quiet Things
Friday, February 18th
Doors 8pm
964 Natoma, San Francisco, CA (USA)
$6-10 requested sliding donation,
no one turned away for lack of funds.
----> Event Description <----------------------------------------------
The world makes music, remember to listen.
The Field Effects series showcase the use of found sound, found
materials, and field recordings in media art, presented in a uniquely
comfortable environment.
Field Effects 22 features especially quiet sound work from Field
Effects alumnae:
Cheryl Leonard and collaborators
For Field Effects 22, Cheryl Leonard and her collaborators A.L.
Dentel and Patty Liu will perform 'ziran: compositions by Cheryl E.
Leonard,' with poetry read (in Chinese and English) by Chun Yu.
Water, rocks, feathers, bones, pinecones, flowers, roots, and ice
are cultivated as instruments in a collection of compositions
inspired by Chinese wilderness poetry from the Tang Dynasty.
'ziran' is a work for three players, in which all sounds are
produced live from found natural materials. Each of the individual
pieces comprising the collection is derived from a specific poem
and has a unique instrumentation determined by the content of its
poem. Throughout the entire work the intricacies and latent
musicality of the natural 'instruments' are explored, with a focus
on the revelation of very quiet phenomena.
The Chinese word 'ziran' literally means 'self-ablaze.' As a
philosophical concept it can be translated as 'self-so,'
'occurrence appearing of itself,' 'spontaneous,'or 'natural.'
The texts on which this set of musical compositions are based come
from the ancient tradition of 'rivers and mountains' poetry and
include works by Li Po, Meng Chiao, Po Ch|-i, and Ch.i Chi which
were written in the 8th - 9th centuries C.E. With deep roots in
Daoist and Ch.an Buddhist (Zen) thought, these poems emerge from a
conception of wilderness as a dynamic cosmology in which humans
participate in the most fundamental way, a poetry that articulates
the experience of living as an organic part of the natural world.
http://www.allwaysnorth.com
Albert Ortega
Albert Ortega, a Los Angeles native, instrument builder, and sound
situationist, considers his immediate surroundings as the primary
energy in which to capture, blend, and release sound using
environmental instruments / instrumental environments that are
modified with each performance. His sound practice explores the
tactile relationships of the body with objects among other bodies
negotiating their presence within a space. A list of his works can
be found at http://music.calarts.edu/~aortega.
For Field Effects 22, Albert will arrange an array of various
organic & manufactured objects. Some of them will be amplified,
others not, some will be held, others will be left alone.
http://music.calarts.edu/~aortega
Depending on audience interest, I may also screen the first year of my
own 30 frames-per-day project, which if you've been to events in the
last two years, you may find yourself appearing in, if only for 1/30th
of a second (cf http://www.quietamerican.org/related_mnem.html).
The Field Effects series showcases artists who are interested in
framing the hidden beauty of the everyday world: beauty on the surface,
awaiting our attention. Beauty that must be delicately extracted. And
beauty in potential, awaiting juxtaposition, collage, repetition and
mutilation.
Seating mostly on futons and our new flock of beanbags, to encourage
comfortable deep listening. You are always welcome to bring pajamas or
a pillow.
Depending on weather, hot or cold drinks will be available on a
donation-based honor system. With luck, someone will bake cookies.
----> Venue Info <----------------------------------------------------
964 Natoma
San Francisco, CA, USA
Between Mission and Howard, 10th and 11th street, south of market.
A few blocks from Civic Center BART, or the corner of Market & Van
Ness. Plenty of secure bike parking inside!
----> Additional Info <-----------------------------------------------
About the series:
http://www.fieldeffects.org
About this show:
http://www.quietamerican.org/fe22.html
This message is not for print distribution or advertising.
This is a private event for friends, family and our community.
http://www.quietamerican.org
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