In this intimate listening session, artist Shenece Oretha expands on her tribute to singer Jeanne Lee, which currently features in Site Gallery's exhibition Survey II.
Jeanne Lee (1939–2000) was an African American vocalist, poet, composer, improvisor, activist and educator. Here, Shenece invites you to listen and sound out alongside Jeanne Lee’s 1974 album Conspiracy.
Together you'll meditate on the sculpting and shaping of sound and how it moves and shapes us. Consider how movement and proximity change the ways we listen, how sound and breath touch us, the tenderness of a crossfade, stereo sound’s duality and multichannel sound's potential. Participants are asked to become conspirators – con is Latin for together and sprirare means to breathe, so this is all about breathing and listening together.
The artist Ashley Holmes will also amplify the themes of this session in conversation about his own sound practice.
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