When you attend a show at The SUBSTATION, there are a series of actions taken to shift your focus and ready you for the work you are about to see. Taking in the building on arrival, reading a guide in the foyer, and entering a gallery or event space - these rituals are designed to prepare you. We are interested in how this experience can best be delivered to you online, to provide a moment of respite and contemplation during what continues to be a challenging time.
Partnering with our long time collaborators Room 40 and residents, the Australian Art Orchestra, LISTENING will arrive every Friday morning in the form of new voice and sound works. Each week, dance artist Jo Lloyd will begin each recording with a spoken reflection to prepare you to relax, rest and listen.
Week 1 — Quiet Listening featuring Reuben Lewis ‘The House Is Empty’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
Week 2 — Still Listening featuring Félicia Atkinson ‘Unfollow the Wind’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
Week 3 — Soft Listening featuring Peter Knight and Fia Fiell ‘Eunoia’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
Week 4 — Calm Listening featuring David Shea ‘Freedom Within/ Freedom Without’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
Week 5 — Close Listening featuring Aviva Endean and Matthias Schack-Arnott ‘Free Dive’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
Week 6 — Inner Listening featuring Alexandra Spence ‘Blue Waves, Green Waves’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
Week 7 — Ambient Listening featuring Tilman Robinson and Mindy Meng Wang ‘Homeostasis’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
Week 8 — Home Listening featuring KMRU ‘From The People I Met’
Introduction by Jo Lloyd
