I talk to them about the sound we are both listening for. Sometimes I stop, listening with one of them. I make sure they are aware of my presence by lightly touching their shoulder, their hair, their arm. I start to walk around the table, slowly. I tell them how dangerous a séance can be. I slowly walk up to the top of the table, look at the participants and start. Mark Peter Wright introduces the session and then it starts. It aims to call those sounds forward, to focus our attention on them, as well as define what they are and what they mean to us. My research degree investigates ‘inner sounds’ – sounds we hear as part of our inner worlds of thoughts, emotions and desires. The work is part of my current practice based PhD in sound art at UAL. “It is an expanded and nomadic arena for practice and research that facilitates experimental scenarios with a participatory and performative emphasis.” ) It is co-convened by Salomé Voegelin and Mark Peter Wright in association with CRISAP, University of the Arts, London.įor my Points of Listening session, I have proposed to perform a live piece of art, newly created, called ‘Aural Séance’ with a post-performance presentation and discussion. Points of Listening is a monthly programme of experimental workshops centred on and around practices of listening, together. No turning back now- let the séance begin. The first person walks through the door, I smile and ask them to sit down anywhere, anywhere they like around the table. I go over everything once more in my mind. I breath slowly, trying to look calm and collected. The room is almost completely dark, lit only by a projector screen and some fairy lights I have placed on the currently empty table.
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