Artist, composer, and DJ Ain Bailey facilitated a four hour deep listening session at Cell Project Space as part of her ongoing project ‘Sonic Stories’ exploring the concept of ‘sonic autobiography’ that connects memory to music. This event utilised listening to investigate sound’s relationship to collective memory and identity formation in our social, emotional, and political lives.

Participants each brought three sounds that hold personal significance or interest from their life. Perhaps these are the sound of a creaking door in the house of a beloved family member; the call to prayer from a mosque in their neighbourhood; the song or piece of music that reminds them of their first love/crush/attraction, or the soundtrack in a club that feels like home.  

These sounds were shared with the group during a facilitated session led by Bailey, who guided the group in active listening and discussion. Each participant was asked to consider and reflect on the sonic resonance of their choices.

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The soundscape of São Paulo-based artist Adriano Costa’s exhibition at Emalin, as heard through sonic and poetic responses to his artworks. Meshing music and words recorded by Adriano Costa himself and his friends, Meta Golova, and field recordings of performances by the duo [something’s happening], the poet Ricardo Domeneck and artist Imani Mason Jordan that were held during the exhibition.

This is the final instalment of 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘋𝘔𝘈 𝘛𝘈𝘜𝘎𝘏𝘛 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘛𝘖 𝘒𝘐𝘓𝘓 𝘈 𝘎𝘏𝘖𝘚𝘛 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘊𝘒𝘌𝘕, the event programme inviting poets and artists to respond to Adriano Costa’s exhibition 𝘢𝘹-𝘥. 𝘶𝘴. 𝘵 at Emalin, The Clerk’s House.

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/adriano-costa-10th-july-2024
https://emalin.co.uk/exhibitions/ax-d-us-t

TRACKLIST:

ADRIANO COSTA
Cocoricoooooooooh 1

RICARDO DOMENECK
Adriano Costa And Ricardo Domeneck Are Primates

META GOLOVA
Polarity 1

[SOMETHING’S HAPPENING]
Extract From [Something’s Happening]’s Response 1

[SOMETHING’S HAPPENING]
Extract From [Something’s Happening]’s Response 2

[SOMETHING’S HAPPENING]
Extract From [Something’s Happening]’s Response 3

IMANI MASON JORDAN
Sea Shanty After Dionne Brand

META GOLOVA
Polarity 2

RICARDO DOMENECK
The “Bicho” & The “Bicha”

ADRIANO COSTA
Cocoricoooooooh 2

NTS Special: ax-d.    us.    t with Adriano Costa & Friends

On Saturday April 27th 2019 philosopher and theorist Philipp Kleinmichel joined Anna-Sophie Berger at Cell Project Space to discuss her new solo exhibition, A Failed Play.

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