Repatterning and Practice

Being alive in the ongoing apocalypse demands that we create protective amulets and daily practices that fortify our spirits and connect us to our lineages. What are our repositories of ancestral songs? How do we respond to the carceral extractive gaze wielded daily against our bodies, spirits and communities? In this class, we will create our own digital protective amulets aided by Blender and pair these objects with their own sonic incantations crafted through song writing and mixing on Bandlab. The objects and sounds we create will come together in a collective portal space using the virtual world building platform New Art City showcased at an in-person event at Hex House, a contemporary art space in NYC. We will create our own archives of ritual beyond the colonial repository and build an emboldened protective mystical practice. BIPOC applicants will be prioritized for this class. This is a beginner-friendly class; no previous experience with Blender, 3D modeling, animation, Bandlab, or music production is necessary.