Mini-Hibernation Project 2023
The Hibernation Project is back!!!!!! We’ve been gradually spreading out events over the course of the entire year (have you tuned in to our monthly sound art radio program? Did you visit our car show?) so we decided to conserve some much needed wintertime energy and program a short run of Hibernation events this year. It’s gonna be a load of fun, collaboration, and creative satisfaction, so we hope you’ll join us – as an artist or attendee!
Take a sec to brush up on our magical mandate, and then peruse our themes below and let us know if you’d like to participate!
Cover image: Logan Lape’s “Warming” box at The Hibernation Project 2022.
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TOBOGGAPALOOZA:
return of build-your-own toboggans!
Theme by Mike Tan
Sunday, March 5, 2023 // 2 – 4 pm
The return of the much-anticipated annual event where participants built-their-own toboggans and we went sledding together!! Every year, someone shows up with the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen used as a toboggan, and this year was no different. Thanks to these sweet folks for braving the weather and joining us for an afternoon of belly laughs and tomfoolery on the sledding hill!!
PARTICIPANTS:
Aiden & Mike Tan
Andrew Davidson
Audrey Lane Cockett
Blake O’Brien
Daniel & Maggie Schaefer
Maggy & Ellen Close
Logan
Sarah VS & Family
Vanessa Porteous & Friends
Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett
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ECHOLOGY:
environments of sound
Theme by Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett
Wednesday, March 8 on CJSW 90.9 FM
Our March theme is a fusion of ECHO and ECOLOGY, drawing from the lush interspace between sound & environment. Sound artists on today’s program draw from inspiration spanning field recordings, political commentary, sounds of ecosystems in crisis, the voice of rivers, echoes, and experimental instrumentation.
SOUND ARTISTS:
Akari Komura
Alëna Korolëva
Audrey Lane Cockett
Costas Frantzis
Fulya Uçanok
Jarek Lustych
Matt Rogalsky
Morten Poulsen
Rafael Diogo
Rigoberto Gallardo
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HOUSE OF CARDS:
cardboard architecture
Theme by Mark Erickson & Matthew Kennedy (Studio North)
March 18 & 19 at Caitlind & Wayne’s House
Cardboard is a miraculous building material, especially in the hands of artists and architects! Existing in the interspace between an architectural exercise and a sculptural intervention, HOUSE OF CARDS invited participants to construct their dream fort, sculpture, or micro-architecture out of cardboard inside Caitlind & Wayne’s house in Ramsay.
PARTICIPANTS:
Christina Milinusic
Clare M. Duckett, James Jensen, Louisa Jensen & Kaili Jensen
Kari Brawn & Gary McMillan
Khalid Omokanye & Maud Salvi
Mary Mazurek
Monica Ila
Studio North (Mark Erickson, Hayden Pattulo, Damon Hayes Couture)
Tiff Polancec
Caitlind Brown
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HOMEBODIES:
digital performances from the comfort of your own home(body)
Theme by Audrey Lane Cockett
Tune in: Saturday, March 25 *NEW DATE* Tuesday, April 4 // 7:30 – 9 pm
Location: Online / Zoom!
What does it mean to be a homebody, especially in the wintertime? Many animals retract into their nests and dens, puffing out their feathers, hibernating, healing, or finally breaking into their stash of carefully collected snacks – and humans are no different. For those of us who find prolonged domestic time rich with creative possibilities and/or the manic need to make something, anything, these cold days and long nights at home can be filled with productive daydreams, bizarre projects, obsessive crafting, home recording, or the external expression of inside thoughts. HOMEBODIES invites participating artists to share their home-born projects through the medium of performance or video, beamed out across the internet into the homes of viewers near and far.
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GATHER BY FIRE:
a backyard ritual sculpture burn
Theme for our friend Matthew Mark, who loved art, fire, and a little bit of wildness
Fire Night: Saturday, April 8, 2023 // 9 pm until late
Location: Caitlind & Wayne’s Yard
Every year, we host a sculpture burn in fiery tribute to our late, great friend and fellow artist Matthew Mark Bourree. Participants are invited to make sculptures out of wood or cardboard, burned in a communal ritual calling for Spring. Hearkening to primal relationships, GATHER BY FIRE was named for an artwork by Sarah Smalik & Matthew Mark, and speaks to the great and mystical magnetism of people towards light, heat, and each other.
Want to make a fire sculpture? This theme is for anyone, regardless of whether or not you knew Matt.
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SLOW REVEAL:
hidden beneath the winter sheath, released by thaw of Spring
Theme by Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett
Artist deadline: Wednesday, March 29
Airing: Wednesday, April 12 // 8 pm MST
Location: CJSW 90.9 FM radio
April is usually the month when Winter begins to break in Calgary/Mohkinstsis. Every year we wait for the warm winds to blow away the cold, and the first green buds to break through the thawing ground. With the April episode of EARS HAVE EYES, we invite sound artists, experimental musicians, spoken word poets, and field recordists to respond to ideas around transformation or reveal. Whether literally sharing sounds from the first vibrant burst of Spring, compositions that radically shift halfway through to divulge new understandings, or abstract projects relating to radical revelations, this month invites you to consider what it means to transform in the sunlight – perhaps like a flowers perhaps like a vampire.
As always, we’ll prioritize new sound art created specifically for the show. Let us know if you’re keen and we’ll hold some space/time for you!
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OLD LADIES DANCE PARTY:
a brief & bright excuse to boogie in the middle of the day
Theme by Ashley Bristowe & Dana Corkey
Dance Day: Saturday, May 27 // time TBA
Location: TBC! Check back real soon…
For old ladies of any age or gender expression, we are delighted to expand beyond the clutches of Winter to present a short & sweet body-shaking extravaganza in the Springtime!! More details about this Old Ladies Dance Party are forthcoming, so check back again real soon!
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