Ambient Chamber
(Acoustic + 16mm) * ImprovisationTuesday, September 10, 20247:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Common AREA Maintenance - Annex2601 1st Avenue
Part of Art + Culture Week / Seattle
Violinist Swil Kanim, cellist Lori Goldston, and analog film projectionist/curator Spencer Sundell join forces to present Ambient Chamber, an evening-length phantasmagorical sound-and-shadow bath to fortify and bedazzle eyes and ears.
Saturating Common Area Maintenance’s still-empty 1st Avenue arts space with music and multi-projector moving images, they will present new work inspired by Surrealist film, psychedelic light shows, found footage, fireside storytelling, and songs from the past, present and future.
About the Artists
Lori Goldston is a classically trained and rigorously de-trained, possessor of a restless, semi-feral spirit. Goldston is a cellist, composer, improvisor, producer, writer and teacher from Seattle. Her voice as a cellist, amplified or acoustic, is full, textured, committed and original. A relentless inquirer, her work drifts freely across borders that separate genre, discipline, time and geography.
Current and former collaborators and/or bosses include Earth, Nirvana, Mirah, Jessika Kenney, Ilan Volkov, Eyvind Kang, Stuart Dempster, David Byrne, Terry Riley, Jherek Bischoff, Malcom Goldstein, Steve Von Till, Lonnie Holley, Cat Power, Ellen Fullman, Maya Dunietz, Mik Quantius, Embryo, O Paon, Tara Jane O’Neil, Natacha Atlas, Broken Water, Ed Pias, Christian Rizzo and Sophie Laly, Threnody Ensemble, Cynthia Hopkins, 33 Fainting Spells, Vanessa Renwick, Mark Mitchell, Lynn Shelton, and many more.
Swil Kanim, US Army Veteran, classically trained violinist, native storyteller, and actor, is a Lummi Nation member. He is known for inspiring audiences to express themselves honorably and is a sought-after keynote speaker for various events. His workshops, The Elements of Honor, attract a diverse audience and are held throughout the United States. His music, shaped by his experiences, has been impacting lives for many years.
His accolades include the Bellingham Mayor’s Arts Award, Woodring College Professional Excellence Award, and the Whatcom Chapter of Music Educators Certificate of Virtuosity.
Spencer Sundell is a film collector, and the lead projectionist at the Grand Illusion Cinema. He is also co-founder of The Sprocket Society, which seeks to cultivate a love for mechanical cinema and its arts, sciences, and history. Since 2008, they have produced 16mm and 35mm film screenings and series, with over 250 shows to date. The Sprocket Society also provides film projection support for other local cinema groups, venues, and artists.
Violinist Swil Kanim, cellist Lori Goldston, and analog film projectionist/curator Spencer Sundell join forces to present Ambient Chamber, an evening-length phantasmagorical sound-and-shadow bath to fortify and bedazzle eyes and ears.
Saturating Common Area Maintenance’s still-empty 1st Avenue arts space with music and multi-projector moving images, they will present new work inspired by Surrealist film, psychedelic light shows, found footage, fireside storytelling, and songs from the past, present and future.
About the Artists
Lori Goldston is a classically trained and rigorously de-trained, possessor of a restless, semi-feral spirit. Goldston is a cellist, composer, improvisor, producer, writer and teacher from Seattle. Her voice as a cellist, amplified or acoustic, is full, textured, committed and original. A relentless inquirer, her work drifts freely across borders that separate genre, discipline, time and geography.
Current and former collaborators and/or bosses include Earth, Nirvana, Mirah, Jessika Kenney, Ilan Volkov, Eyvind Kang, Stuart Dempster, David Byrne, Terry Riley, Jherek Bischoff, Malcom Goldstein, Steve Von Till, Lonnie Holley, Cat Power, Ellen Fullman, Maya Dunietz, Mik Quantius, Embryo, O Paon, Tara Jane O’Neil, Natacha Atlas, Broken Water, Ed Pias, Christian Rizzo and Sophie Laly, Threnody Ensemble, Cynthia Hopkins, 33 Fainting Spells, Vanessa Renwick, Mark Mitchell, Lynn Shelton, and many more.
Swil Kanim, US Army Veteran, classically trained violinist, native storyteller, and actor, is a Lummi Nation member. He is known for inspiring audiences to express themselves honorably and is a sought-after keynote speaker for various events. His workshops, The Elements of Honor, attract a diverse audience and are held throughout the United States. His music, shaped by his experiences, has been impacting lives for many years.
His accolades include the Bellingham Mayor’s Arts Award, Woodring College Professional Excellence Award, and the Whatcom Chapter of Music Educators Certificate of Virtuosity.
Spencer Sundell is a film collector, and the lead projectionist at the Grand Illusion Cinema. He is also co-founder of The Sprocket Society, which seeks to cultivate a love for mechanical cinema and its arts, sciences, and history. Since 2008, they have produced 16mm and 35mm film screenings and series, with over 250 shows to date. The Sprocket Society also provides film projection support for other local cinema groups, venues, and artists.