Great news to learn that our innovative international collaboration has been extended until 24 July
This project evolved from writing workshops into contemporary music composition and is illustrated with stellar photography.
The collaboration between Red Earth Ecology and Italian record label Naviar builds on previous projects led by Curator Jason Richardson, particularly the 'Crossing Streams' exhibition in Narrandera during 2017.
This group exhibition includes poems that were distributed with the Naviar Records community of musicians, where each inspired dozens of pieces of music linked via QR code, as well as sharing over a dozen other haiku contributed by writers attending the online workshops supported by Western Riverina Arts earlier this year.
Many of the
contributors are exhibiting for the first time and some, such as Wagga
Wagga's Anne Carpenter, are new to writing haiku poetry.
"I am now so aware of Haiku that my walks with my dog now consist of me
tapping my fingers against my leg or in the air as I count out the
syllables to describe the ever changing morning sky," said Ms Carpenter.
"It must look rather
funny to others out for their early morning walk. It has given me a new
perspective on what I see, hear and feel."
A
selection of poems were distributed by Naviar Records to a community of
musicians from around the world, who interpreted the words sonically.
"It was really emotional listening to the sound tracks
created in response to my haiku," said Capertee Valley-based artist Leanne Wicks.
"I knew it would be cool to participate
but there's something a whole lot deeper going on with this
cross-creative collaboration."
An album of music from the Stay Cool project is available to download at https://naviarrecords.
"It is wonderful to be part of an exhibition in Griffith," said Marco Sebastiano Alessi from Treviso in Italy.
"I
hear the city is known for its multiculturalism, so an exhibition of
Japanese-style poetry that brings together people from around the world
should be right at home."
Stay Cool will exhibit from 25 April to 24 July at Artspace at the Griffith Regional Theatre,
The
project has been supported by Griffith Regional Art Gallery, as well as
financial assistance from the NSW Government through Western Riverina
Arts and Create NSW
