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Mono-Poly-September

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A lesson in hums, vibrations and other forms of celestial (mis)communication

08 Sep. 2022
Florence Peel Centre
Curated by LA with jacqui-shelton, melissa-deerson.

A lesson in hums, vibrations and other forms of celestial (mis)communication

Featuring:

  • Aarti Jadu
  • Chi Tran
  • Tinh Than

This was supported by the Room To Create artists residency at Florence Peel Centre and City of Yarra.

Mono-Poly September will be a lesson in hums, vibrations and other forms of celestial (mis)communication, with work from Chi Tran, Aarti Jadu and Subject Δ (Tinh Than), curated by Jacqui Shelton and Mel Deerson.

The universe hums inaudibly to itself, calls heaven, calls earth. Hello? Hello? Are you close by? Mm hmmm, mmm hmmmm, mmmmmmm. Turn the fridge on i wanna hear it. Turn the lights on i wanna sing them. Let the car purr. On the other end of the phone, the wind says shhhhhh.

According to Pythagorus, the motions of planets in the heavens emit a continuous vibrational hum which is so pervasive, consistent and loud that earthly creatures mistake it for silence, having no point of comparison. What is it to be drenched, unknowing, in a universal song? How to tune into it, or push against it/speak over it, or hum along?