Abstract

On April 19th 2011 artist-researcher Andra McCartney and sound artist Kathy Kennedy (Montreal) joined visiting artist Siew-wai Kok (Kuala Lumpur) in a performance and presentation of their collaborative work Sleepwalking Kuala Lumpur <==> Montreal. In 2010 McCartney travelled to Kuala Lumpur where she and Kok met and performed together, and McCartney led a soundwalk with Kok Siew Wai’s class. For the second chapter of this project the artists continued their walking experiences in Montreal. The collaboration culminated in a presentation and discussion about the project.

The evening opened with short presentations by Montreal-based sound artists Sam Thulin and Lisa Gasior. Thulin shared excerpts of his work “There to Hear: Placing Mobile Music,” an exploration of public transportation and mobile music in Montreal, and Gasior presented her MA thesis project, Sounding Griffintown.