Listening to an Engine keeping you alive

The Gulf of Mexico, Dec 16, 2018, 8:12 pm (performed in the top lounge of the boat, between Cuba and the Bahamas) Action notes: Sitting on the top deck of the boat, the engine and machinery of the boat vibrating…

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Turn Feet Into Ears, Again

The Gulf of Mexico, Dec 15, 2018, 2:49 pmĀ (inspired by Pauline Oliveros, in the open waters) Action notes: Practiced this action on a boat, sitting on a balcony. The buzz of the floor activating every corner of my feet like…

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Let your feet become ears.

Montreal, Nov 22, 2018, 7:17 pm (from Pauline’s Sonic Meditations document) Action notes: Wandered around the apartment, barefoot, feeling both the cold of the floor and the gentle vibrations of the space — presumably heating and suchlike making gentle vibrations….

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Listen. Listen to Sound. Listen to Pitch. Listen Louder. Listen Softer. Listen to Metrical Rhythm. Listen to Organized Rhythm.

Ottawa, Nov 18, 2018, 11:29 pm (graph action; from Pauline’s Sonic Meditations document) Action notes: I begin by listening to the sound of the generalized hum of this space. I hear the steps upstairs; the water in the pipes as…

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Listen to a new space.

Ottawa, Nov 16, 2018, 8:16 pm (action for arriving; after a long drive through the snow) Action notes: Arrived at the S & A’s place in Ottawa, tired in that way that happens after a few hours driving in a…

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Notice the hum of the electricity surrounding you. Start with sounds that you can hear most clearly and then search around with your ears for other electric hums -and-buzzes. Try to hear the sound of even the quietest of the electric things in your environment.

Montreal, Nov 10, 2018, 11:49 am (action for when you feel lonely; at the late end of a relatively quiet day) Action notes: I started with what I think is the hum of the appliances in the apartment, and then…

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