Remembering to Remember: Experiments in Sound

CURATED BY ROYA AMIRSOLEYMANI AND FELISHA LEDESMA

• Exhibition Dates: February 17 - March 19, 2023
• Opening Reception: Friday, February 17, 2023, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
• Gallery Hours: Friday, 12:00–6:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday: 12:00–4:00 pm
• — Modified Hours: March 3 & 4: 5:00–8:00 pm / March 5: 4:00–6:00 pm 
• Live Performances: March 3, 4, & 5
• Workshops: February 18, March 6, and other various dates and times.

*Masks are required while indoors at PICA.

During your waking or sleeping life, bring yourself to attention with the thought “remembering and remembering to remember.” You might find yourself listening backward in time to a sound that you didn’t know that you heard! — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening: A Composer’s Sound Practice (2005)

Curated by Roya Amirsoleymani and Felisha Ledesma, Remembering to Remember: Experiments in Sound is a multifaceted program of 15+ international, national, and local artists spanning six live performances; five newly commissioned multichannel compositions; four film/video works at the intersection of sound and moving image; and one month of artist residencies, community workshops, and public engagements. 

The container for this breadth of programming is an exhibition that will be on view at PICA from February 17 to March 19, 2023, with an opening reception on Friday, February 17, 2023, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Artists include Adee Roberson, Alison O’Daniel, bone lattice, Crystal Quartez, Hiro Kone, Kite & Robbie Wing, Lucy Liyou, Nivhek, Nyokabi Kariũki, Reese Bowes, Saint Abdullah, Sholeh Asgary, Synth Library Portland, Takashi Makino, and Tomoko Sauvage.

Remembering to Remember is a collection and collision of impressions and inquiries. It recognizes the rich histories and vibrant communities of sound art in Portland while offering a dynamic experience of new and recent work in experimental sound across forms by artists from around the world. 

WORKSHOPS

Saturday, February 18, 2023 / 5:00-7:00 pm: Listening to Nonhumans (Heard and Unheard) / Kite & Robbie Wing  

Monday, March 6, 2023 / 6:00-7:00 pm: MAJLES / Sholeh Asgary

February & March / Various Dates and Times: Synth Library Portland Workshops and Drop-In Hours

LIVE PERFORMANCES

Friday, March 3, 2023 / 8:00 pm: Lucy Liyou (San Francisco, CA), Nivhek (Astoria, OR)

Saturday, March 4, 2023 / 8:00 pm: Crystal Quartez (Portland, OR), Hiro Kone (New York, NY)

Sunday, March 5, 2023 / 6:00 pm: Nyokabi Kariũki (Maryland/New York/Nairobi), Sholeh Asgary (Oakland, CA)

ACCESS NOTES

The exhibition and performances in Remembering to Remember: Experiments in Sound contain sounds at a range of volumes and frequencies, some of which might be challenging, uncomfortable, or unfamiliar to some visitors and attendees. The sounds in the multichannel installation and live performances are experienced throughout the room, while the film and video works use individual headphones. Free earplugs will be available at the entrance to the gallery and for live performances. You may exit and re-enter at any time at no cost.  

To request or inquire about access needs for the exhibition, performances, and/or workshops in Remembering to Remember, please email madison@pica.org. For ASL interpretation, audio description, and/or other forms of access that require advance scheduling, please submit a request at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date you require accommodation so that we can do our best to meet your needs.  

Masks are currently required in the gallery and for all live performances at PICA.

NOTES ABOUT THE WHO CARES CLOCK

Conceived of and edited by PICA’s Artistic Director & Curator of Visual Art, Kristan Kennedy, The Who Cares Clock is a time-based print project released at random, for free, and only through the mail. For Remembering to Remember, Kennedy will release a special, limited edition postcard of sound work by artist and curator Felisha Ledesma, which will be playable by turntable. Stay tuned for an announcement of this project’s near-future release and instructions for how to request a copy. 

PICA is sincerely grateful to Paul Stewart, Eric Daubney, and the whole team at Genelec for their generous loan of high-quality speakers, subwoofers, and related equipment for display of the multichannel sound commissions in this exhibition.