whya (a listening exercise)
whya (a listening exercise)
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whya (a listening exercise) invites listeners to be guided through an auditory journey into the digital artwork 'whya' by Nolan Oswald Dennis. The session features a guest selector who, using a set of listening protocols provided by the artist, will lead an exploration of 'whya'. The selector will determine what to listen to, when to pause, and what to repeat, allowing the audience to experience the artwork's fluid nature and interpretive possibilities in real-time.
'whya' is a digital memory server that reimagines fragments of oral history from the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO), a revolutionary school in Mazimbu, Tanzania, established for freedom fighters in the armed struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Through an ongoing project of interviews with former students, teachers, and residents of SOMAFCO, Dennis has created a speculative choreography of remembering.
This hybrid event is an opportunity to engage with 'whya' as it unfolds, embracing an ethical approach to memory that avoids clear-cut histories or private recollections. Instead, 'whya' offers an open-ended exploration of memory as an interactive process where sound and image fragments are rearranged and collaged to evoke new meanings. In this collective listening exercise, memory is not merely recalled but actively reconstructed.
Organiser
iniva is a care-led, mindful and hard-working organisation, driven by a small team with an international reputation. Our vision is for everyone to know the global histories and legacies of internationalism and the Black British Arts Movement and to invest in its future.
Venue
Stuart Hall Library and online, 16 John Islip St, SW1 London
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whya (a listening exercise)
From Free