Sonic Crucible Entanglements

Jordan Lacey, Toby Gifford, and Mick Harding

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

Sonic Crucible Entanglements is an ongoing ‘new materialist’ investigation of singing bowls that critiques new age narratives by exploring the ‘spiritual’ potential of inter-cultural material-led collaborations. This live singing bowl performance, also featuring vocal and visual projections, will immerse audiences in an atmospheric cultural encounter combining performance, visuals, sound art and instruments. Taungurung Kulin artist Mick Harding will present a contextual introduction that explores the experimental approach of the collaboration. The artists acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, the traditional custodians of the Canberra region. We will introduce light, sound, air and voice as part of our exploration of the vibrancy of materiality. Through the performance of three songs of generosity, knowledge and sharing sung and performed by Mick Harding we embrace Indigenous Research Methods through a combination of traditional and new technologies of sound.

Citation

Jordan Lacey, Toby Gifford, and Mick Harding. 2025. Sonic Crucible Entanglements. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17802597 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{nime2025_music_5,
 abstract = {Sonic Crucible Entanglements is an ongoing ‘new materialist’ investigation of singing bowls that critiques new age narratives by exploring the ‘spiritual’ potential of inter-cultural material-led collaborations. This live singing bowl performance, also featuring vocal and visual projections, will immerse audiences in an atmospheric cultural encounter combining performance, visuals, sound art and instruments. Taungurung Kulin artist Mick Harding will present a contextual introduction that explores the experimental approach of the collaboration. The artists acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, the traditional custodians of the Canberra region. We will introduce light, sound, air and voice as part of our exploration of the vibrancy of materiality. Through the performance of three songs of generosity, knowledge and sharing sung and performed by Mick Harding we embrace Indigenous Research Methods through a combination of traditional and new technologies of sound.},
 address = {Canberra, Australia},
 articleno = {5},
 author = {Jordan Lacey and Toby Gifford and Mick Harding},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17802597},
 editor = {Sophie Rose and Jos Mulder and Nicole Carroll},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 note = {Live Performance},
 numpages = {2},
 pages = {17--18},
 presentation-video = {https://vimeo.com/1079284705},
 title = {Sonic Crucible Entanglements},
 track = {Music},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2025/nime2025_music_5.pdf},
 urlsuppl1 = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2025/nime2025_music_5_file01.mp4},
 year = {2025}
}