In a Strange Garden-Alchemy in Sound and Nature
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 15/16th March 2019
Call for Papers, pieces and performers: Deadline 20th December 2018
In a Strange Garden comprises a one-day symposium, exhibition of rare alchemical texts and an experimental electronic music concert (Friday March 15th) and concert (Saturday March 16th) for artists and researchers of any or no affiliation, early career and practice-based researchers, sound artists, musicians and composers.
This is the second symposium of alchemy in sound art organised by Listen to the Voice of Fire and is looking for alchemically infused sound art investigations of Nature. You may take a very wide latitude of how you interpret this. Theoretical, practical, historical and exploratory approaches rooted in, inspired by textual specificity are welcome as are more general overall approaches inspired and motivated by alchemy (or more accurately, hermeticism).
In a Strange Garden seeks to generate approaches, musical ideas and discussion around these themes with view to developing an audio/text later in the year.
Themes of interest include and are not restricted to:
Talks should be up to 20 minutes duration
Performances or fixed media (presented in person) can be up to 20 minutes duration
Proposals for experimental electronic performance are sought for concert held on the evening of Friday 15th March at National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Indicative approaches: Cybernetics, Sound art, noise, soundscape, field recordings, data bending, psyche/drone, electroacoustic, no input mixing board, electronics including novel/hybrid/hacked instruments and /or new musical interfaces
Technical Details
Laptop/usb PowerPoint is available should you need it, please ensure you have the right connectors, PowerPoint is not obligatory.
Performers will have access to a small mixer and 2 channel active speakers and should ensure they bring all leads and peripherals.
Submission Details
Proposals for papers and presentations should be made by emailing 1 pdf document of your proposal, name, email contact, affiliation if appropriate and ensure you include active links to your music pages, duration of your performance/piece. Please indicate if you wish to present during the day and or the concert on Friday 15th March.
Concert performance pieces of 15-20 minutes duration are welcome (please specify).
Email submission to: dir [at] aber.ac.uk
Please use the email subject: SOUND
Deadline for submission is 20th December 2018
NB
All confirmed performers/presentations must be made in person. This is a non-affiliated project, and not in receipt of any public funding. LVOF is not in a position to pay artists’ fees or make contributions to travel expenses.
Dr Leo Ruickbie, PhD (Lond), MA, BA (Hons), Associate of
King's College
Editor, Paranormal Review, the magazine of the
Society for Psychical Research
Member: European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism, Gesellschaft für Anomalistik (Committee), Parapsychological Association, Royal Anthropological Institute, Royal Historical Society, Society for Psychical Research (Council)
Author: Witchcraft Out of the Shadows (Robert Hale, 2004; 2nd ed., 2011); Faustus: The Life and Times of a Renaissance Magician (The History Press, 2009); A Brief Guide to the Supernatural (Robinson, 2012); A Brief Guide to Ghost Hunting (Robinson, 2013); The Impossible Zoo (Robinson, 2016); Angels in the Trenches (Robinson, 2018)
Website: www.ruickbie.com
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