Kitchener, Dec 24, 2018, 2:34 pm (with Stephie, in Mom’s attic)

Action notes: This was an action that my sound-guru and sister, Stephanie suggested for us together. Her instructions: take a deep breath and let images of the future come up. Each time a vision comes up, let a sound also come up and make it. We sat together breathing, letting images of the future emerge and making funny, odd, eruptive sounds. Mostly mine were filled with anxiety: things I am nervous of; things I want to change but feel difficulty around. Turning the feelings associated with these images of the future into sounds brought levity and release. So, while I have found myself gravitating towards listening and being in/with my environments in defamiliarised ways, Stephanie’s focus on sounding and composing brought something fun and new into the practice.

Action constraints: None. The entire thing was joyful and rewarding.

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