They/Us: Ritual of Resonance is an interactive performance that takes participants on an immersive, guided journey into a prehistoric sonic cave. It is a non-binary, x-feminist piece exploring identity and inclusiveness through listening and sounding. The work emerged from my ongoing research into rituals as a contemporary form of cultural performance and the selfless modes of experience they cultivate. Transcending narcissism, the ritual incorporates acceptance and enacted responsibility.
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It plays on the Pan rituals of ancient Greece, known as 'rituals of resonance.' The inner state of offering - seen as a selfless expression and an intention-setting activity - is explored by offering sound and noise to the greater cause of equality.
The prototype of this ritual was built as a response to the HerNoise archive (See Archives and Special Collections Centre, UAL) and it took place in a space facilitated by CRiSAP.
The ritual included elements of group improvisation through and interactive system built in TouchDesigner and MAX/MSP.
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Impulse responses from Crevice Cave of Pirunkirkko, Koli, Finland were kindly provided by Riitta Rainio, whose research publication can be found HERE.
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// This ritual is an active process of meaning-making and transformation that is bound to develop into various forms, always building upon itself. The next 'edition' of this project was They/Us: Ritual Object //