Workshop: [mobil]isation with Dipesh Pandya

[mobil]isation - part of Feedback Loop, our weekend long series of events relating to themes in Julian Abraham 'Togar''s exhibition.

Using their phones and hands as instruments to form a mobile phone ensemble, each person will become part of a sonic interaction with the installation and space created by Togar for his exhibition REꓘONSILIATION.Each participant will amplify thoughts and sounds from multiple sources while also leaving traces within the space to activate the installation through a process of sonic scrolling and clapping. A series of prompts will be shared during the event, facilitating experimentation and adding layers or ‘tracks’ to create a collective soundscape.

We will experiment with the musical structures of Hindustani Classical Music through its improvisational framework of Raag; a set of notes intending to create a vibe, shift a mood, or influence the sonic aura of a space and evoke emotions in the audience. Together with its components of Alaap, Khayal, Dhrupad, Thumri and Taal, they create an improvised recital or performance in the form of a Baithak, meaning to sit or lounge for a listening session.

This event and its audio documentation will form a new participatory artwork while being live streamed on Radio Alhara.