Events and Media
Thursday, 9 December 2021
Transgressive Sounds and Atmospheres
Hubert Gendron-Blais and Chantale Laplante
Sensing Atmospheres Working Group and CISSC
J.W. McConnell Building, Room LB103
As a unique research-creation, curatorial research project, Transgressive Sounds and Atmospheres seeks to explore ambiance, atmospheres and the transgressive nature of soundscapes in conversation with local musicians, sound artists and composers.
Located at 4TH SPACE on Concordia University Campus, this inaugural event will consist of a short electro-acoustic musical/sonic performance and public conversation with musicians and composers, Chantale Laplante and Hubert Gendron-Blais. We will talk about the role of atmospheres in their work, their process in constructing atmospheres and the politico-aesthetic repercussions of thinking about music and soundscapes through conceptions of atmospheres.
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
TRANSGRESSIVE SOUNDS AND ATMOSPHERES: Capturing Spaces: a three fold listening event
Chantale Laplante, Hubert Gendron-Blais and Remy Belanger de Beauport
Centre St-Jax, 1439 Rue Sainte-Catherine Quest
Transgressive Sounds and Atmospheres is a unique curatorial research creation that will explore the sensory and affective experience of the political, ethical, and transgressive dimensions of new, avant-garde, improvisational, sound art, and extreme musics. The goal of the project is to allow participants to experience musics and soundscapes that challenge conventional music spaces and audience experiences: the curation will challenge listeners to sit within contrasting affective time space atmospheres and invite them to think through such things as their own conceptions of music, sound, and timbre. The curatorial aspect of the project will be highlighted by a diversity of artists and contrasting conceptions of musical, sonic, spatial, and atmospheric transgressions. The curation aims to contribute to the Concordia community and its unique strengths in the sensory, sonic, musical, and multi-media fields and to give exposure to Montreal and Concordia-based musician and sound artists. The event is currently supported by the OVPRGS, The Centre for Sensory Studies, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture (CISSC), and Humanites Juridiques. By inviting the participants to dive into a deep listening soundscape Transgressive Sounds and Atmospheres seeks to develop a new atmospheric approach to music performance and cultural analyses to explore the relationship between community, sound, aesthetics, and normativity.
