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1000 Ways to Sit
Aaron Taylor Kuffner
By appointment thru December 4th
Heron Arts is pleased to present the fourth exhibition of a large scale immersive Gamelatron sonic kinetic sculpture installation by Aaron Taylor Kuffner. This exhibition follows the success of the Resonance in Light (2022, 2023, 2024) that featured a Gamelatron interacting with various light based sculptures curated by John Parts Taylor. This year we are excited to welcome “Gamelatron Sonic Sanctuary: 1000 Ways To Sit” produced by Kamau Zuberi Akabueze.
This exhibition utilizes Heron Arts as a community wellness space offering a public immersion into the layered experience of resonance through stillness, space, and sound. Viewers will be asked to remove their shoes, stow their phones and choose from a variety of unique seats.
At the core of this sanctuary is the musical automaton Gamelatron ViaOro which features 44 uniquely tuned gongs and metal phones, starting in the 30 hz range and spanning across 6 pitch registers on 10 free standing sculptures illuminated by an interactive light-based artwork by Adele Lin and Matt Pinner.
Kuffner intends this exhibition to seed the idea and explore the potential of a global network of sanctuaries anchored by large scale Gamelatron artworks.
Throughout the run of the exhibition a rotating collective of practitioners, philosophers, and somatic guides, curated by Akabueze and Sarah Koh, will congregate in the space giving public workshops utilizing the artwork to enhance their evening offerings.
Tuesday Afternoons and Evenings: Tea Ceremonies with Bunkminster Barrett and Kamau Akabueze
Wednesday Evenings: Visualization Arts with Jeanine Cliffe
Thursday Evenings: Somatic Arts featuring Sarah Koh, Kinjal Shah, Michelle Nayeli, Rebecca Blondell, and Art of Resonance
Tickets for all community events are listed here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/1000-ways-to-sit-heron-arts-3204389
“In a time of noise, speed, division, and disorientation 1000 Ways to Sit is an invitation to reenter your body.
To remember your light.
To sit.
To listen.
To soften.” – Kamau Zuberi Akabueze