Trans*ferring the field: queer listenings, autotheory and self-sounding in the field
A triptych of anecdotes, accompanied by field recordings, are used as the scaffolding to explore the intersections of agency, alterity, solidarity, failure, invisibility, gender and paranoia. The presentation aims to thoughtfully open space for listening and conversation, reflecting, re-imagining and sharing embodied experiences of fieldwork from queer perspectives.
To encourage an open a dialogue into ways of conceiving queer field recording and listening practices, folks attending this workshop are invited to share an audio recording and anecdotal experience that relate to the presentation themes.
Amias Hanley
Amias Hanley is an artist currently living on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne, Australia. Their practice uses sound and media to explore relations among queer ecologies, attunement, situatedness and speculative practices. Engaging forms of performance, installation and collaboration, Amias' work is interested in audition as an affective practice and the possibilities of sound and technology to support and alter the sonic expressions of humans and more-than-humans.
Recently, their work has been presented by Ars Electronica, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS), Liquid Architecture, The Substation, Disclaimer Journal, Speak Percussion, Avantwhatever Festival, Trocadero Art Space, Unlikely Journal for Creative Arts, Hearsay International Audio Arts Festival and The Design Hub.