Re:SOUNDING

RE:SOUNDING aims to locate, record, digitise, and re-engage with the percussive sounds of the Vietnamese Bronze Age Đông Sơn drum.

Displaced by colonisation and the post-war trade in Southeast Asian antiquities, these drums have the significance of announcing the rain, harvests, fertility, and well-being of local communities as well as instruments of resistance and warfare. Now held in museums and collections throughout the world, this project reimagines how the Đông Sơn drum can conceptually exist beyond the museum display cabinet.

In the hands of contemporary artists and musicians, the digitised drum sample will continue the acoustic voice and cultural impact of these ancient instruments.

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James Nguyen + Victoria Pham

ART IN THE POST

 

As part of the re:sounding project, we welcome you to participate and order your own artefact. This CD production includes excerpts of poetry, commissioned music, text, and archival materials that went into developing RE:SOUNDING.

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CREDITS: Sheila Pham, James Nguyen, Victoria Pham

RE:SOUNDING CD (produced by Sheila Pham) RE:SOUNDING CD (produced by Sheila Pham)
RE:SOUNDING CD (produced by Sheila Pham)
A$10.00

Single sleeve CD produced by Sheila Pham, with handprinted cover by James Nguyen.

Image is indicative of both sides only. Each CD and cover is unique and part of a limited edition of 200.

(price covers regular shipping in Australia)