podcast the Dan Scott episode Dan is an artist working with sound, music, and performance. His work often creates sonic communities, using sound-making, aurality research and listening as methodologies for connecting people.
Confronting discomfort How can I be sure my intellectual and professional pursuits are motivated by and acting for the social justice cause I claim to be working for, if I remain in ‘comfortable’ spaces that reflect my own experiences?
Dialogue pt 1 After all nothing exists in a vacuum and in any existential quest we would be fools to focus solely on ourself alone. We are always in relationship with.
Socially engaged art Kester advocates for change happening within the systems and structures and in dialogue with communities and participants
Sonic Agency we live in a world dominated by a ‘visual-centric’ understanding of the world and by emphasising the visual (social media; advertising; education etc) we numb our sonic sensibilities and thus ‘tune out’ from a sense and dimension of the world through sound.
Some thoughts on being an artist educator... How do we sustain reflexive and continually responsive practice in the face of uncertainty and the fragile systems around us?