Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 1–3pm
ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission; advance registration strongly recommended
Join sound artist and educator Clare Hedin for an immersive sound-based experience in the gallery exploring themes of personal and collective grieving, healing and belonging, and connectivity and care. Centered on the artwork Carve; The Mystic is Nourished From This Sphere, currently on view as part of Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive, Hedin will utilize the bowl-like shape of the artwork to create a meditative and immersive sonic experience. Using music and sound, Hedin will bring voice(s) to Levine’s work—we will hear sonic representations of words submitted by visitors and participants. You are also invited to participate in a gentle, safe sound healing experience, using your own words and gestures to explore grief and regeneration.
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This event is part of a weeklong series of programs called Carve: Seven Days for Collective Care, which marks the final phase of community and artist activation for Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You To Survive. The programs, centered on the artwork Carve; The Mystic is Nourished From This Sphere, engage themes of grief, healing, community, and interconnectedness.
Clare Hedin is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, sound artist, and healer. She explores connection through sound; to wholeness, to our essence, to each other, to Earth, and to our fractured selves. Born and raised in the U.K., she was classically trained in piano and voice and drew from the elemental influences of her youth: the vast intimacy of Epping Forest, and the stormy, stony beaches of Suffolk. She enjoyed a musical relationship with Oakland Children's Hospital, and co-founded a sound healing program in San Francisco. She travels and creates music to honor the aliveness, and ancestry, of each place.
Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive explores loss, empathy, and equity through sculpture, video, and socially engaged practices. Grappling with some of the most pressing issues of our time, including police brutality, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the California-based artist uses her artistic practice as a means to explore and process grief around personal and collective traumas. The resulting works highlight how creative endeavors can facilitate healing and help mourners find meaning in community with one another. Drawing on Jewish traditions, community practice, and interconnectedness, the exhibition invites visitors to explore installations and sculptural works that plumb the depths of the intimate and universal experiences of grief and regeneration.
Support for Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You To Survive is generously provided by Grants for the Arts.