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Blue: A Somatic Archive of Pain
Alongside a close analysis of the short-movie Blue (2019) by Manitoban artist Laura Magnusson, this article engages with the pain that comes from sexual trauma. Blue attests to the ongoingness and cyclical nature of traumatic pain, one that is negated by the legal apparatus that frames sexual assault trials. Through an understanding of the body…
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Tremble Staves: Listening to the Voices of Water
Tremble Staves is a performative score created by Navajo composer Raven Chacon. Guitar player, percussionists, narrator, and viewers all congregate on a ruin site, near a large body of water. In its 2019 iteration, the score was played at the abandoned Sutro Baths bordered by the Gulf of the Farallones; setting the stage for a…