February 14 – March 14
Memory Garden by Iman Person is an immersive sonic installation that explores Black speculative archives through somatic memory, ethnobotany, and land extraction. Suspended glass sculptures with ceramic embellishments represent the shape of the hippocampus—the brain’s memory center. Historical and live weather data from St. Ann, Jamaica—such as humidity, air quality, and temperature—triggers layered audio throughout the gallery and the soundscape features a soft drone of 40-hertz tonal frequencies, a potential tool for improving cognitive functions in individuals with memory loss conditions. Memory Garden serves as a manifestation of the codification of language and experience by journeying peoples.
Patricia Cadavid’s Electronic _Khipu_ is an instrument for interaction and experimental sound generation operated by weaving knots with conductive rubber cords into which sound compositions are encoded. This instrument is based on an Andean quipu, the ancient textile “computer” used for the processing, encryption, and transmission of information in knots and cords of cotton and wool. Cadavid’s Kanchay_Yupana// is based upon the Andean yupana or abacus, a tangible calculator based on the placement of seeds on boards. Both instruments serve as exercises of decolonial speculation which awaken ancestral memories through sound.
ARTISTS
hours
Thursday & Friday:
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Location
Art Sci Gallery, 5th Floor of CNSI
Parking
Navigation
Walk to the top floor of the parking structure. Take the gangway along the north side of the lot. Navigate around the CNSI building to its East entrance (3rd floor).