Exhibition Opening in scheduled for Fall 2024
Culminating three years of research, our multi-venue exhibition will engage the whole of UCLA’s campus in sound and moving image-based artworks that respond to climate change as the condition of our times. If the scale and complexity of climate change exceeds the limits of human perception, how can artists represent it? Atmosphere of Sound examines how sound-based artists, responding to the climate crisis, have found a unique point of entry to this representational challenge. Sound art, as a medium, evades and challenges the certainty often associated with the sense of sight. The inherent ambiguities of sound can help audiences understand the rapidly shifting state of the climate and its effects on the physical world. Immersive, interactive installations, live performances, and videos by 14 artists—including Bill Fontana’s site-specific installation Silent Echoes; Katie Grinnan’s sound sculptures; Iman Person’s Wanderlust, one of several on-campus sound walks; and performances by artists such as Patricia Cadavid, Amber Stucke, and Nina Waisman—activates the campus environment to engage audiences in deep reflection on the climate crisis.
Exhibition dates:
– September 26, 2024: Exhibition opening
– October 3, 2024: Opening reception
– March 21-23, 2025: Exhibition closing weekend
Artists:
– Sholeh Asgary
– Patricia Cadavid
– Bill Fontana
– Katie Grinnan
– Yolande Harris
– Rachel Mayeri
– Anna Nacher
– Joel Ong
– Iman Person
– Robertina Šebjanič
– Amber Stucke
– Nina Waisman
– Christina McPhee
Locations:
– Fowler Museum at UCLA
– Nimoy Theater, operated by UCLA’ Center for the Art of Performance
– UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
– Sage HIll Native Plants & Wildlife Habitat
– California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA
– Experimental Digital Arts space at the UCLA Broad Arts Center