Jeff Rice | Pando Suite
January 19-March 8, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, January 19, 7pm
In person at Jack Straw Cultural Center
Artist Talk: Friday, February 9, 7pm
Youth and Family Workshop: Saturday, March 9, 2pm
Pando Suite is a series of audio works exploring the hidden and interconnected sounds of the Pando aspen grove in south-central Utah. Known as the “trembling giant,” Pando is one of the world’s largest organisms, consisting of a sprawling forest of genetically identical trees, or “stems.” Sounds from the tree — from the trembling of its leaves to the low drone of its roots — are presented in mixed media at the Jack Straw New Media Gallery.
Some of the sounds in Pando Suite were recorded with support from the non-profit group Friends of Pando and through a commission from The New York Times Magazine. Woodworking and speaker fabrication for the exhibit are by Bob Huskey of Saturn Design.
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Jeff Rice: Pando Suite
In March 2024 Jack Straw and Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences (AVIA) presented an accessible youth and family art workshop with resident artist Jeff Rice exploring the sights and sounds…
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Jeff Rice
Jeff Rice is a Seattle-based journalist and sound artist with a long-standing interest in natural soundscapes. He has produced multimedia for museums, television, film, theater and the Web…
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