- Venue
- Nottingham Contemporary
- Date
- Sunday, June 2, 2024
01:00 PM - Address
- Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB
- Location
- East Midlands
- Organiser
- Nottingham Contemporary
[mobil]isation – a performative lecture and participatory performance by Dipesh Pandya as part of Feedback Loop, a series of events relating to themes in Julian Abraham ‘Togar”s exhibition.
Mixing readings from texts on the structures of Hindustani Classical Music, entwined with political histories of Kashmir and the rise of Hindu nationalism; drawing parallels with the ongoing genocide in Gaza and occupied Palestinian territories while collectively reimagining futures where Palestine and Kashmir are both free.
Using their phones and hands as instruments to form a mobile phone ensemble, each person will become part of a sonic interaction with the installation and space created by Togar for his exhibition REꓘONCILIATION.Each participant will amplify thoughts and sounds from multiple sources while also leaving traces within the space to activate the installation through a process of sonic scrolling and clapping. A series of prompts will be shared during the event, facilitating experimentation and adding layers or ‘tracks’ to create a collective soundscape.
We will experiment with the musical structures of Hindustani Classical Music through its improvisational framework of Raag; a set of notes intending to create a vibe, shift a mood, or influence the sonic aura of a space and evoke emotions in the audience. Together with its components of Alaap, Khayal, Dhrupad, Thumri and Taal, they create an improvised recital or performance in the form of a Baithak, meaning to sit or lounge for a listening session.
This event and its audio documentation will form a new participatory artwork.
Photo by Andrea Zarza
