Reviewing

Reconcile of Sounds Found in Translation

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Workshop by elekhlekha āļ­āļĩāđ€āļŦāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ‚āļĨāļ°āļ‚āļĨāļ° starting at 1pm

LOCATION: Harvestworks Art and Technology Program Building 10a, Nolan Park, Governors Island

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reconcile-of-sounds-found-in-translation-tickets-881293491557

Suggested Donation: $5-25

Limited capacity. Ticket/RSVP not required but is encouraged and appreciated!

Part of MY _____ IS AN ECOSYSTEM, a LiveCodeNYC exhibition/residency


Overview
In the workshop, we will focus on creating and constructing sounds from different Southeast Asian tuning (and sound cultures) that are ‘other’ to ‘the standard’ Western 12 equal tones in the coding methods using Orca and open-source tools.

In addition, we’ll also look into specific communities where we use their sound cultures and the historical and political complexity context around the sound cultures. Participants will learn how to create sounds with various tuning using coding by example and care. They are also welcome to work on the tuning information we provide or any other specific tuning they may be interested in working on.

Workshop & Class Design

  • The technical is beginner-level friendly.
  • The workshop’s first half will be a text-reading, listening session, and discussion.
  • The second half of the workshop: We’ll introduce basic tools and hands-on at the end. Please bring a laptop.

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elekhlekha (Nitcha Tothong–āļ“āļīāļŠāļŠāļē āđ‚āļ•āļ—āļ­āļ‡ & Kengchakaj–āđ€āļāđˆāļ‡āļ‰āļāļēāļˆ) is a Bangkok-born collaborative artist practice focusing on research that examines and decoded past histories by creating, using code, algorithm, multimedia, and technology to experiment, explore, and define decolonized possibilities. They are currently based in Lenapehoking (Brooklyn). elekhlekha has received support from Babycastles, Rhizome, Processing Foundation and etc. In 2022, they were awarded The Lumen Prize Gold Award for their debut project, Jitr (āļˆāļīāļ•āļĢ), a performative audio-visual that utilizes historical research, Southeast Asian sound cultures, and live coding tools to reconcile Southeast Asia’s shared heritage.