Launch, screenings and performances

Autumn Almanac: The Voice and the Lens, 8-11 November is a
festival and exhibition exploring the treasures of the human voice,
conjured up for our eyes through film and performance. Curated by Sam
Belinfante and Third Ear.

Thursday 8 November, 6–8pm, free
Launch of the new commissions, a performance of Alvin Lucier’s I Am Sitting In A Room using video plus a new performance by Laura Cooper working with local residents.

For more information about what’s on over the weekend please click on the links below:

Exhibition: New Commissions, Thursday 8 November – Sunday 11 November

Friday 9 November

Saturday 10 November

Sunday 11November

More information about The Voice and the Lens
The voice can be seen as the technology of the human, yet we can learn about it through other less organic technologies. We talk about the voice in terms of its ‘colour’ and ‘focus’; the techniques and language that apply to light are mimicked by the mouth’s own aperture. It seems increasingly important to look at the voice rather than just to hear it. The Voice and the Lens is a meditation on two facing technologies that are fundamental in
understanding ourselves and the world around us.

Autumn Almanac: The Voice and the Lens is supported by PRS for Music Foundation and Sound and Music.