Sound Experiment Ensemble
Electronic music, Flute, Ceramic instrument, Charcoal on Paper
The Ensemble challenges the idea of what counts as an instrument and what makes music by bringing attention to sounds we usually overlook, such as the act of drawing. Each of the three members brings their own unique (and wildly different) practice to the table, blending sound, music, performance, installation, and drawing in unexpected ways.
Video by Shubham
The three members have different focus.
Laoise is a classical flautist and composer who enjoys collaboration and interdisciplinary work. They are particularly interested in the intersection between sound and visual art, often using graphic scores and spectrograms in their work. Aside from classical performance, they have a background in folk music which they draw upon when improvising and composing. Laoise is fascinated with sampling and enjoys collecting sounds from their local area to integrate into their projects.
Jeremy is a sound artist working with modular synthesis, generative systems, and live improvisation. He incorporates the sounds of artists at work—drawing, moving, making—as source material, modulation, and interlocutor. His soundscapes respond to improvisation as he does, generating their own momentum and creative feedback loop. His practice is informed by an interest in improvised dance, devised theatre, and the generative patterns of psychological and social dynamics.
The Singing Ceramics
Danlu plays with materials in her installations, and she pays attention to the intricacy of forms and materials. She pays attention to the sound charcoal makes in her large-format gestural drawings. She wants to give a sound to the different forms that emerged from her automatic drawing practice. Using her observations when playing around with materials, she brings her drawing and installation practice to this group, trying to uncover the audible dimension of artistic creation itself.
She is fascinated by the power and energy of bouncing back and forth with other artists in live performance, and how different practices can be incorporated in this creative environment/stage.