Live Performance – Repetitions of 108: Counting Almost Nothing
performance • 30 Nov 2024 6:30pm–7:30pm
Join us for a special live performance of Jerwood Survey III artist Paul Nataraj's installation Repetitions of 108: Counting Almost Nothing.
Jerwood Survey III artist Paul Nataraj will activate Repetitions of 108: Counting Almost Nothing, a sound installation of nine vinyl record players in a three-by-three formation which alludes to fractions of 108 – a number invoking celestial, scientific and creative significance across cultures.
Distorting the 1981 BBC radio programme Taking the Strain by Penny Yendell, which appropriated yogic healing and relaxation techniques, the soundscape speaks to the relationship between colonialism and spirituality.
Image: Paul Nataraj, ‘Repetitions of 108: Counting Almost Nothing’ 2024. Installation view at Site Gallery, Sheffield. Originally commissioned for Jerwood Survey III (2024-25), led by Southwark Park Galleries and supported by Jerwood Arts. Photo: Jules Lister, 2024.
Artists
Paul Nataraj
Paul Nataraj is a sound artist and researcher and educator, from Blackburn, Lancashire. He is currently working as a Research Associate on ‘Migrant Memory and the Postcolonial Imagination (MMPI) project at Loughborough University. His research and sound art practice explores the South Asian diaspora, sound, memory and sonic materiality. His work has been exhibited and played internationally including the British Textile Biennale 2021 and the Kochi Biennale 2022. Nataraj was nominated by Nicola Singh.