This exhibition highlights objects created with the utmost consideration for sound as a material in its own regard. Visual mediums of painting, drawing, sculpture, video, and installation are presented to either mirror or complement recorded, imagined, or live sounds. A “stereo” image artwork ensues. The sonic counterparts in this exhibition varied from music adored or created by the artists themselves, to soundscapes that harken peoples, places, and time-spaces that artists use to aid in negotiating their own identities.

The exhibition’s sonic material was presented in three distinct formats. The opening reception featured a musical performance by David Leon and Grey McMurray. The performance unfolded in response to various objects featured in the exhibition. Additional sounds were activated in the space when works were engaged with, while the remainder were included in an exhibition playlist meant to accompany viewers as they experienced the works.

From album cover artworks created by musician Adam Green for his latest release, to Mark Wilson Jr’s “sounding” mask, dedicated to the Harlem Hellfighters, an African-American infantry group recognized for spreading American “jazz” to Europe in World War One, each artist’s practice approaches sound from varying vantage points. An investigation of sound making apparatuses was also at play, from Michael Brown’s sculpture made from melted down record vinyl, to Eli Keszler’s large scale abstraction
depicting the piano’s audible frequency range.