un(an)kN-O-wn

un(an)kN-O-wn studies diaspora experiences and a sense of belonging situated within the mind of experimental music, leading 6 interviews with those who work with sound, and whose artistic practice must, in some ways, have been influenced by division, colonisation, land, resource, imperialism, language, religion, family, culture, and beyond.

Following an exhibition, book publication, and workshop last year that examined my Korean roots and historical narratives, I became interested in how sound experimentation can be used as knowledge and identity. un(an)kN-O-wn discusses these areas of inquiry with Baly Nguyễn, Bonnie Han Jones, Una Lee, Lisa Ullen, Khabat Abas, and Yara Mekawei.

• Does sound support the understanding of realities?
• Can human ecology be made sense of by sonic experiments?
• Does music-making ever rethink nationhood, identity, or intersectionality?
• Can we learn commonalities and differences in order to create a pluriversality - a world where diverse worlds fit?

Input Your Own Response

We want to hear your diaspora experiences. Please send us a sound or spoken text that responds to this project or relates to your diaspora journey or memories.

It can be a new or old sound work. We will include your response into the map.

Credit

Interviewees: Khabat Abas, Lisa Ullén, Una Lee, Bonnie Han Jones, Baly Nguyễn, Yara Mekawei
Website Developer: Charlotte Roe ↗
In collaboration with Antye Greie-Ripatti / Rec-On ↗

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