Columbus Museum of Art / Resonance Journal / Gund Guide

Many exciting things are happening here in Ohio, and I'm happy to share a few today. A sounds installation of Forest Listening Rooms at the Columbus Museum of Art; an Activation Guide made with the Gund Gallery at Kenyon College; and an extended interview -- "Listening to the Democratic Forest" -- for Resonance: the Journal of Sound and Culture. More information below.

As for upcoming work, look for more details about Words and Silences, a forthcoming portrait of monk and author Thomas Merton; as well as installations at the Gund Gallery at Kenyon College and the Miller Gallery at Otterbein University this summer and fall. Many thanks and stay well -- Brian

FOREST LISTENING ROOMS AT COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART

Opening this Saturday, I'm excited to announce that an installation version of Forest Listening Rooms will be part of an exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art. Called Partially Buried: Land-Based Art in Ohio, 1970 to Now, the exhibition will run through November 28. This version of Forest Listening Rooms features field and archival recordings, and contemporary voices recorded during listening sessions in the Wayne National Forest. You can find more information below. Photo: installing Forest Listening Rooms at the CMA.

ACTIVATION GUIDE FOR ART OF TREES AT THE GUND GALLERY

I am near the conclusion of my year-long Art of Trees residency with the Gund Gallery at Kenyon College. The gallery has generously made this "activation guide," highlighting the listening sessions and learning process I've been developing with students and faculty. You can download a PDF of the guide below, and use for yourself or as a teaching tool.

"LISTENING TO THE DEMOCRATIC FOREST" INTERVIEW PUBLISHED IN RESONANCE JOURNAL

Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture published an interview I did with Alex Sayf Cummings in their most recent issue. Titled "Listening to the Democratic Forest," we talk about how listening can be a radical act of attention, trust, and even love. We also talked of sound art, Appalachian Ohio, environment, political and cultural change, and Wendell Berry. Read an excerpt below. If you do not have access to the journal and would like to read the full article, please send me an email!