Aarti Jadu began her sound journey in the context of devotional music originating from India. Being a first generation “Australian” artist, Jadu’s practice naturally bridges diverse ideologies for the survival of her own integrity. She fervently explores voice through electronics to greater understand energy and its relationship to potential. Her recent work in trauma-informed voice workshops, along with years of study in yoga and raga music, forged a path to collaborate to communicate and discuss matters of human experience, sciences and universality.
Embodiments
EMBODIMENTS is a multichannel sound work for pathways and wayfinding, designed to reduce the adverse effects of industrial noise creating places to rest and regulate within urban space.
This project employs Indian sound theories (rāga music) and knowledge systems, drawing inspiration from Hindu temples where architecture and frequencies correlate with the human body.
The art precepts have physiological and mental health benefits facilitating a state shift and ritual available for the general public. Temples as public spaces were schools of science and mythology of an intergenerational oral tradition, as well as a resting space open to loitering, and gatherings.
A program of artistic responses to the work – both performative and interactive – and facilitated embodied practices accompanied the installation at No Vacancy Gallery.
With the support of Tina Stefanou, Rohan Rebeiro, Jordan Lacey, Zoltan Fecso and Mykah DeRose.
This project was co-produced by the City of Melbourne and Testing Grounds for Test Sites Phase 2. A trace object from this project was also presented at ACCA, in the Project Space: The Hoarding, 2022 as a part of 'Who's Afraid of Public Space?'