Join interdisciplinary artist Ashley Holmes for Open Deck – a series of gatherings that encourage collective listening and conversations to document our relationships to music and sound.
There will be a laptop, record player and a sound system set up, with an Open Deck policy.
Open Deck invites you to bring music (vinyl records or mp3 files) and contribute to a space of collective listening and sharing of stories, memories and perspectives.
Throughout the afternoon, there will be archival footage curated by Alex Wilson (Memory Dance) on display and a selection of Sheffield records hand-picked by Bear Tree and Boo Wax.
For more info, email opendeckpolicy@gmail.com
Bio
Ashley Holmes (b. Luton, 1990) is an interdisciplinary artist working across moving image, installation, performance, music and radio broadcasts.
Holmes studied at Sheffield Hallam University graduating with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 2013. Recent selected exhibitions include; Survey, Jerwood Arts, London, UK; …and their tooth, finest gold, Les Urbaines, Lausanne, Switzerland; Cry Then Win Then Lose Reaction, Two Queens, Leicester, UK (solo) ; Money Cyant Fool Them Again 1.1, Basel, Switzerland (solo) ; Starless Midnight, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead.
Rules of Engagement
The idea is that anyone can bring music or audio recordings (mp3 files on a usb or vinyl records) with the opportunity to share a discussion space in a small group, and talk about some of the contributions people have made.
Any genre, any time period – as niche, unusual, popular, long or short as you like. Contributions should try to respond to the theme.
Reflect on some of the questions below to help you decide what you might like to bring:
How is it produced?
When was it produced?
Where?
And what do you know of the country/city/town/local area during that time period?
How do people listen to it?
How is it archived or documented?