fluttering hearts // thinking machines
“When we pause to listen, the overriding emotion of the internet of things is a melancholy that rolls off of it in waves and sheets” - Adam Greenfield
Forest Collective, in collaboration with queer artist Addison present a reflection on technology and emotion.
Sparking life and movement, or suffusing inertia, technology increasingly works upon us as we work with it. These friction points will be explored by songs by Addison from the past and the future. Ballads about artificial intelligence and baroque hymns for counter-tenor will come together to answer questions about how to cope with love and loss in a world where we are coerced into watching screens saturated with melancholy.
Featuring Addison’s synthesiser-heavy electronic works tempered with Evan Lawson’s organic arrangements for Forest Collective, the conflicts of heart and machine will play out before you in this exciting work.
NOTE: Full Price listed is for a double pass.
A challenging night out. The conductor was pretty impressive and I liked the orchestra. Unusual performer - all part of life's rich tapestry.