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Jeneen Frei Njootl, Installation View

Opening Reception: Friday, November 3, 9:00 pm

Guest Curator Talk w/ Lisa Myers: Friday, November 3, 9:30 pm

This sound art exhibition, guest-curated by Lisa Myers, showcases celebrated Indigenous artists Autumn Chacon, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Melissa General and Suzanne Morrissette.

wnoondwaamin | we hear them calls for the occupation of sound waves, exploring the capacity of these energies to access knowledge and memory. Each of the artists in this exhibition bring their voices to the transmission and reception of sound in performance, video, and radio installations, revealing the nuanced meanings that sound carries. 

Through performance, Jeneen Frei Njootli turns an ear to materials, such as caribou antlers, to sound the transmission of embedded and layered ancestral knowledge.

Utilizing low wattage radio transmission, Autumn Chacon’s in-gallery installation transmits and receives audio broadcasts from borders, dividing lines and barriers, overcoming physical and perceived obstructions between otherwise regulated spaces.

From medicine baths to running rivers, Melissa General accesses sounds shared across time and through memory, constructing water compositions that encourage deep listening.

Focusing on the subtle, often unnoticed, sounds of landscapes, Suzanne Morrissette blends microcosmic sound and images to reveal how human activity and land intertwine. Together these artworks create a chorus and conversation about the resonances that sound carries beyond the merely audible.