A Soundmap of Sherbrooke’s Machine Songs by Colin Frank

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This interactive installation by Colin Frank allows visitors to virtually explore machine sounds from the city of Sherbrooke, Québec. Machines pervade urban environments, yet their sonic performances are often overlooked. From air conditioners to electrical boxes, mechanical sounds resonate all around us, forming urban soundscapes that are frequently ignored. Visitors can navigate a virtual environment comprising of field recordings and 3D models. Through the compression and digitization of those everyday spaces, the industrial urban environment becomes unexpectedly aesthetic, providing a reimagining of the city whereby non-humans have their own voices, and beauty arises from the functionality of industrial objects.

The exhibit opens September 26 at 7 pm with an artist talk by Colin Frank during which he will guide visitors on a tour of the installation and contextualize the piece in relation to his past work as a percussionist and sound artist.

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New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA)

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is a non-profit media arts organization that operates the fully accessible NAISA North Media Arts Centre. Arts presentation with a focus on sound and listening are the basis of its year-round exhibitions, online broadcasts and performances. The centre also includes a café which offers Muskoka Roastery coffee, a variety of teas, sodas, locally-baked goodies and Vegan Soups. Have lunch on an artist’s budget with the Artist’s Special.

New Adventures in Sound Art is located in the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki peoples covered by the Williams Treaty (1923) and Robinson-Huron Treaty (1850). New Adventures in Sound Art recognizes the significant ongoing contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples to aural culture in Canada.