M'Finda Kalunga September 14th, 2019
From the edge of the other side of the world, wild Africa comes alive!
Superimposed sounds of bird species, elephants, lions and monkeys of the African Congo abound within a NYC garden. Designed to startle, engage and enthrall visitors and passersby, this art event is more than mere amusement however -acting as homage and commemorative to the African-American burial ground in which the garden takes it's name.
-M'Finda Kalunga-
Translation: "The Garden at the Edge of the Other Side of the World"
Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo and Ndundu people
living in the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
The sounds of Summer superimposed over a Winter's landscape.
Thanks to all who attended and participated in this performance!
Special thanks to:
Ryan Washburn: M'Finda Kalunga Special Events Coordinator
Anthony Feyer: Chief Installer
Bob Umber: M'Finda Kalunga Head Gardener
SoundScape
Behold: Aural Works of Art -consequentially equitable to the visually impaired.
The grand wails of the Humpback whale fill the bowels of New York City's subway.
Eclipse. 2001
Thanks to all who attended and participated in this performance!
"Breath" (Homage to Samuel Beckett) 2020
Whale Song November 14th, 2019
Gansevoort Street Project
Soundscape artist Gregory Lee Pickard premiers his latest conception:
“Requiem”
From ancestral muck & slime to man-on-the- moon, Requiem encapsulates the entirety of life on Earth,
epitomizing the human experience, in this surround-sound, cacophonic, aural extravaganza.
From Genesis to Apocalypsis; a soundtrack to life on planet Earth. Coming to a cathedral near you soon!
Proposed Soundscape for the 2024 Whitney Biennial.
The 1880's Gansevoort Market superimposed over the 20th Century
Sounds of the African Congo abound within the M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden, Lower East Side,