Vicki Hallett & Steve Ashby. Juried Artists
SAE
Artist Statement
The Unsettling Knot is an inquiry into the looming question of “what’s next?” as society wades through the evolving trajectory and intermingling of possibilities presented to us by the outbreak of covid-19. The work develops from an interpretation of the coronavirus RNA sequence as it is allowed to mutate through a combination of stochastic and chaotic processes. With each moment, The Unsettling Knot positions itself between an uncertain future and the myriad approaches undertaken by communities to find a way forward.
About the artists
Steve Ashby is a musician, composer, and sound artist based in the United States. Ashby work focuses on sound found in the natural and digital world to discover places of intersection which engage in the art of listening. Recent performances and residencies include the Australasian Computer Music Conference, International Computer Music Conference 2022, Soundpedro, Moxsonic, EMS Stockholm Guest Composer Series, Radiophrenia Scotland, Cube Fest at Virginia Tech, New Music Gathering, Sound Arts Richmond, and the NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival.
Vicki Hallett is a versatile musician, field recordist, sound artist, composer, music practitioner and educator. Her focus is to record, compose with, and feature the ever-diminishing habi-tats and species of our planet. Highlighting unique sounds from the micro to the macro, Hal-lett utilises sounds we rarely or cannot hear. She has composed, produced and performed in live concerts, international conferences, solo recordings and videos ranging from chamber music to exploratory work with sound art. Hallett travels the world recording nature’s sounds as well as performing in acoustically interesting environments including Mabolel Rock (South Africa) with a pod of Hippopotami and the Amazon jungle.
Credits: Steve Ashby and Vicki Hallett
URL
https://ashbysounds.org/
https://www.vickihallett.com/