Sensing Sonics > test anarchive of 30-31 May 2024, the last two days of the residency at The Point of Order.




The media below are ingredients, half-eaten, towards a collective digesting of the time spent in proximity through sensing sonics gatherings. 



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waiting for saturation
sudden embarrasment (what will this smell like?)
feeling the gap
balleen
breathing through it
taste your shampoo
taste you as an animal
hearing through the mouth
joy
biting
the experience is mine alone
(afterwards, I place my palm just in front of your nose and feel the warmth and moisture of your breath)





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1. The trill of a Crested Barbet recorded in a suburban garden, Observatory, Johannesburg, 2024, recording shared by francis burger;  Leftover papers from a workshop by Thabisile Msibi.

2. The tail ends of ribbons bound to a cork gag performed by Merlin Lollis Love; Note by Merlin Lollis Love, ‘Ho(w)hat, do I feel?’, photos by Meghan Judge

3. Food and notes from a group chat; handrwitten note from a book on Merlin’s table

4. Meghan Judge and francis burger laying in a hair to mouth circuit and notes by francis written during the experience

5. Sticker collages and ink drawing by Richard R

6. Andrew Wessels’ guts and neck, photo by francis; Thabisile holding Merlin’s head to Sara Aimee Verity’s etching plate to leave an impression of their ear

7. Photo album shared by Merlin, note/drawing by francis burger taken in conversation with Merlin about the album.

8. Drawing by Merlin reflecting on wearing the ribbon gag, “Starting to translate the listening data I collected during the residency into sonic contour mappings/topographies. This drawing represents the rush of sounds from the streets around the gallery and how far I was able to travel sonically while not leaving my seat.”

... TO BE CONTINUED :-o