Amelia Barikin: Sound Fossils and Arche-Fossils - Towards a Mineral Ontology of Contemporary Art (Histories and Theories of Sound)

Published: June 3, 2020, 10 p.m.

b'As a material index of acoustic activity, the term \\u2018sound fossil\\u2019 has gained currency in the fields of paleosonics and contemporary art both as a means of accounting for the appearance of the past in the present, and as an embodiment of cosmic time. Drawing upon audible and not so audible projects, art historian Amelia Barikin presents her lecture: Sound Fossils and Arche-Fossils: Towards a mineral ontology of contemporary art.\\n\\nhttps://liquidarchitecture.org.au/events/sound-fossils\\n\\nHistories and Theories of Sound\\n22 October, 2015\\nGertrude Contemporary, Fitzroy\\nPresented by Liquid Architecture, Discipline and Gertrude Contemporary.\\n\\nAudio: Mara Schwerdtfeger\\n\\nFinancial support from patrons at any level has a resounding impact on our work. You can support Liquid Architecture\\u2019s weekly\\xa0podcast and our online journal Disclaimer, for new thinking and writing on listening and sound through a Patreon subscription, for as little as $5 a month. \\n\\nhttps://www.patreon.com/liquidarchitecture\\n\\nFor the past 20 years, Liquid Architecture has been Australia\\u2019s leading organisation for artists working with sound and listening. LA investigates the sounds themselves, but also the ideas communicated about, and the meaning of, sound and listening.'