Cultivate 2022: There Are More Spaces Still To Come

Technecast

This special episode of Technecast was made for the Techne-funded 'Cultivate' conference, hosted at Kew Gardens, London, on November 10. The episode, 'There Are More Spaces Still to Come', is a 'Cultivate' special feature produced by Techne student Judah Attille, one of the conference organisers. In conversation with Judah, multidisciplinary artist Shenece Oretha speaks about sonic interventions and knowledge production in her installation, In Counter Harmony, staged in the Tin Tabernacle Kilburn and created for Brent Biennial 2022, In the House of my Love.Cultivate aims to reflect on the many areas we strive to cultivate – as Techne researchers, as practitioners, as communicators, as individuals, and as part of wider communities. Cultivate is a student-led event seeking to provide opportunities to put these forms of cultivation into action. The breadth of topics includes land use and misuse; plants and interactions with nature; cultivating skills, networks, and research; and creating space for the practical and caring aspects of cultivation. The conference is structured around panel discussions on the themes of cultivating knowledge, networks, and wellness. This event aims to provide a momentary space to not only reflect on the ‘effort’ and ‘work’ aspects of cultivation, but also on those aspects that nourish and help.Shenece Oretha (she/her, they/them) is a London based multidisciplinary artist sounding out the voice and sound’s mobilising potential. Through installation, performance, print, sculpture, sound, workshops, and text she amplifies and celebrates listening and sound as an embodied and collective practice. Recent works include: In Counter Harmony, Brent Biennial, 2022Ah So It Go, Ah No So It Go, Go So! Curated by Languid Hands for Cubitt Gallery, 2022Notes on Play, a response to the British Library Sound Archive, 2021Hyper Functional, Ultra Healthy | Shenece Oretha: Listening Wholes, Somerset House Studios, 2021Judah Attille (she/her, they/them) is an independent filmmaker and Techne PhD candidate based at UAL Chelsea. Her interest in the sonic register of research output has benefited from a series of Techne audio editing and podcast workshops that consider sonic technology and sonic aesthetics, hosted by Techne alumna and Technecast founder Jo Hutton. In her collaborative practice experience with other Techne students, Technecast has offered Attille a unique platform for building and sharing knowledge bases between institutions within and beyond the Techne research community.In Counter Harmony excerpts courtesy of artist Shenece Oretha and Metroland Cultures Brent Biennial 2022.Special Thanks to Shenece Oretha for her contributions to post-production on There are more spaces still to comePhoto Credit: Detail from In Counter Harmony, Tin Tabernacle, September 2022, by Judah AttilleA transcript of 'There Are More Spaces Still to Come' can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nkty5iuZTCn4XHA24rW25WeMJ8LNZYke/view?usp=share_linkA transcript of Shenece Oretha's 'In Counter Harmony' can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uU2X05AwbF8VdzF4EEyjyHWMV7-ARQhr/view?usp=share_link