Sometimes it is a Murmur, Sometimes it is a Pulse

On Saturday, March 5, 2022 during sunset, Los Angeles-based composer/performers Byron Westbrook, Celia Hollander and Jeremiah Chiu will create a sonic intervention with Halsey Rodman’s Gradually/We Became Aware/Of a Hum in the Room. This will be the first activation of “Sometimes it is a Murmur, Sometimes it is a Pulse;” the second phase of Rodman’s project which was first installed on our “Andy’s Gamma Gulch” site in Pioneertown in 2014.

During their hour-long performance, Westbrook, Hollander and Chiu will simultaneously give a distinct voice to one face of the 3-sided structure, responding to both the bold colors of the work as well as the changing hues represented in the landscape. The audience will be invited to navigate the environment and explore different points of visibility and audibility within and around Halsey’s structure as the light changes during sunset.

This event is free and non-ticketed. Arrive around 4:30pm to join us for refreshments and give yourself time to navigate to the site. Performance will begin around 5:30pm, in conjunction with the changing sky/light. Please bring a flashlight to walk back to your car.

Artists

Jeremiah Chiu is Los Angeles-based artist, musician, educator, and community organizer. Chiu’s hybrid practice often operates under his studio moniker, Some All None, where projects lie at the intersection of art, music, technology, and publishing. As a musician, Chiu participates in the electronic and experimental music communities in Chicago and Los Angeles and is currently an artist on International Anthem Recording Co. In addition to Some All None, Chiu is an Assistant Professor at Otis College of Art & Design, faculty member at Art Center College of Design, and a resident DJ at Dublab. Chiu’s work has been exhibited/performed at The Getty Center, LACMA, Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, The Chicago Cultural Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, amongst others.

website: someallnone.com
Instagram: @jeremiahchiu

Celia Hollander is a Los Angeles based composer and artist working with audio, scores, performance, installation and text. Her work critically engages ways that audio and the act of listening can shape temporal perception and question cultural infrastructures. Her work has been performed or installed at institutions and venues including MOCA, The Getty, Skirball Cultural Art Center, Various Small Fires, Human Resources and Zebulon. Her discography includes releases on Leaving Records, Recital and Noumenal Loom and she is a resident dj on Dublab Radio. She holds an MFA from California Institute of the Arts where she studied music composition.

Website: celiahollander.com
Instagram: @ceellliiiia

Byron Westbrook is an artist and composer based in Los Angeles, CA. He works with both music performance and installation formats with a focus on architectural qualities of sound and the potential for audio to generate visual and social spaces. Westbrook’s work has been presented by international institutions such as the Walker Art Center, ICA London, Rewire Festival and MaerzMusik Festival. He has recorded releases with Important Records, Root Strata, Hands in the Dark, Ash International and Umor Rex. Westbrook holds an MFA from Bard College and has recently been visiting faculty with Pratt Institute MFA, Columbia University Sound Arts MFA, and International Center of Photography’s New Media Narratives program.

website: byronwestbrook.com
Instagram: @byronwestbrook