Friday 5th September: 2pm - 5pm
Location: Sonic Arts Research Centre, QUB.

Rituals have acted historically, as early technological interfaces, scoring human / nature relationships, in very particular ways. Moving forwards, the sonic ritual is a work that attempts to develop a new multi-species perspective drawn from workshops with DAS Belfast XR group, thinking through alternative ways of ‘sensing’ the Lough, that combine with conversations held with local people, indigenous to the area, as well as druids, herbalists, and permaculture practitioners. It emphasises listening, and sound, as practices central to de-centering the human, amongst the vulnerable ecologies of Lough Neagh and the watershed. 

The work considers how human voice/s in a polyphonic approach might sit within this delicate ensemble, and is informed by a collective writing project that has been running for over a year and a half with Friends of the Earth.

Sounds already gathered include:

•⁠  ⁠eels

•⁠  ⁠microbes

•⁠  ⁠nutrient readings of the water in the Lough 

•⁠  ⁠underwater recordings of the loughs deepest point 

•⁠  ⁠other ambient underwater recordings

•⁠  ⁠human voices articulating some of the collective writing done so far

This workshop is free to attend. Please RSVP to jane@pssquared.org if you’d like to join.

Light refreshments will be available.

This workshop event connects with Ami’s ongoing project Meeting The Lough On It’s Own Terms, which is exhibited at PS3/PS2 Gallery until Saturday 27th September with other events planned during this time. See pssquared.org for full details.