Photo: Melissa Ryke

Last summer’s yield

Melissa Ryke (AU)

An array of clay slip sculptures that function as haptic instruments forming a multichannel “garden”. Fossil-esque or embalmed, akin to sea shells, they conceal secrets within.

The sound composition builds an ethereal non-linear narrative that stems from a two-year observation of an urban garden in Brussels. The holding of these brittle sculptures allows for the retention (witnessing) of fragile ecosystems that are typically too drawn-out to comprehend.