​​In a sense / In essence, solo show by Chanelle Allesandre
07 September - 27 October 2024
Lump Gallery
Raleigh, NC
In a sense / In essence is an interdisciplinary arrangement of installations which incorporate field recordings, flower essences, 35mm photographs, poetry, and experimental instruments sculpted on site.
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Chanelle Allesandre's work with the natural world, specifically through her work with flower essences and herbalism, directly overlaps wit and informs her creative practice as a sound artist, writer, and photographer. In all of her work, she attempts to give voice and body to the invisible, subtle realms of feeling and vibration, which she views as the connective fibre between all beings--the undercurrents of true connection to self, other, and the world at large: a spiritual charge.
In the spirit of connection, Chanelle has invited close members of her creative community to make cameos during the two month-long exhibition. The opening ceremony begins with the live construction of an atavistic harp with collaborators Katie Addada Shlon and Ryan Martin. In addition, Chanelle has invited local and visiting contemporary sound-artists to perform each weekend throughout September and October. A special compilation and accompanying booklet will be released via ENxEVP to commemorate the show. The compilation itself an homage to experimentation and connection.​​​​​​
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More information can be found here.
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Atavistic
This experimental harp was constructed in a live performance, on-site at Lump Gallery, on 05 September 2024. Steel strings of different widths cascade from their zither pins in the ceiling to brass pins in live oak stumps attached to a stage constructed for instrument.
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Film of the harp build coming soon ~
35mm photographs taken by Chanelle Allesandre of harp details on site at Lump Gallery for In a sense / In essence
35mm B+W Ilford film, field recordings, harmonium, harp and pendulum, cassette tape, typewritten labels, environmental essence of The Accidental Meadow, brandy, spring water, 15mL glass bottle, rubber, plastic, pine, plywood.
Pebbles and sea glass collected on the shores of Ruissalo, Finland; JrF hydrophone, crystal bowl, glass teacup, amplifier, Boss Digital Delay pedal, quarter inch cables, plywood, Itämeri environmental/stone essence, plywood. Constructed on site at Lump Gallery by Chanelle Allesandre and Conner Calhoun.
Marta Núñez Pouzols & Chanelle Allesandre performing an experimental tarot reading at Lump Gallery on 20 September 2024.
35mm B+W Ilford film, field recordings, harmonium, harp and pendulum, cassette tape, typewritten labels, environmental essence of The Accidental Meadow, brandy, spring water, 15mL glass bottle, rubber, plastic, pine, plywood.
In a sense / In essence exhibition photos ~
Chanelle Allesandre playing with one of her experimental instruments:
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Sea-shelf (Baltic) Pebbles and sea glass collected on the shores of Ruissalo, Finland; JrF hydrophone, crystal bowl, glass teacup, amplifier, Boss Digital Delay pedal, quarter inch cables, plywood, Itämeri environmental/stone essence, plywood. Constructed on site at Lump Gallery by Chanelle Allesandre and Conner Calhoun.