Always, Already There: Tremulous Frequencies

A curated sound loop inspired by Édouard Glissant’s tremulous thought, Kodwo Eshun’s Sonic Fiction and Legacy Russell’s Glitch Feminism.

A pulse. A rupture. A breath held between worlds. Always, Already There gathers sound artists: Jessica Ekomane, Yara Mekawei, Ahmed Essyad, Shamica Ruddock, Cedrik Fermont and KMRU in a restless field of sound–where frequencies tremble, signals fracture and new forms emerge.

These sound loops pull from the concepts of numerous intellectuals with the intention of asking what might happen when we stop trying to make everything fit. From Kodwo Eshun's Sonic Fiction, an approach that explores the generative possibilities of Afrofuturism to Édouard Glissant's tremulous thought, a philosophy rooted in a fluid and shifting way of understanding the world and Legacy Russell’s Glitch Feminism, which finds liberation in the glitch between body, gender and technology.

Here, sound can be imaginary, impossible and unfinished.

Always, Already There is the first UK edition of George Lewis’s Afrodiasporic Incubator project. Curated by vocalist and composer Elaine Mitchener, in partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama. It explores the radical, varied and richly experimental work of Afrodiasporic composers, past and present.

Installation runs from 1pm – 7:15pm each day. A new 75 minute loop commences at the following times:

Last entry is at 7pm, with installation ending at 7:15pm

Programme

Ahmed Essyad Sultane pt 2
Ahmed Essyad Toubkal pt 1
Jessica Ekomane Manifolds
Yara Mekawei The Shrine
Shamica Ruddock Event A
Shamica Ruddock Event D
KMRU Slowed Cities
Cedrik Fermont Submerged signals