{"product_id":"direct-bodily-empathy-sensing-sound","title":"Direct Bodily Empathy – Sensing Sound","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePlease note this product is only available for PREORDER\u003cbr\u003eCoinciding with the book launch in Ng\u003cspan\u003eāmotu, s\u003c\/span\u003ehipping of publications will begin on 10 October 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHow can sound act as a material force of consequence in the world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Anna Briers, \u003cem\u003eDirect Bodily Empathy – Sensing Sound\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that explores sound as a medium, posing questions around the ways artists use deep listening – to audible currents and felt vibrations, sirens and noise – as a means of collective attunement, of knowledge building, and as a tool for critically engaging with a planet in crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalysed by the two-part exhibition curated for the tenth anniversary of the Len Lye Centre, the publication takes a polyphonic approach through the connective tissue of acoustics. It places the work of Len Lye in concert with major contemporary artists from Aotearoa and abroad, pairing essays and expanded texts from leading scholars with intriguing works from the sonic field. Here, sound installations, resonant objects, graphic scores, visual music, kinetic sculptures, field recordings, experimental films, musical composition, choreography, and broader sonic artefacts echo, fracture and accord.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidering the ecological, political, technological, and sensory dimensions of sound, \u003cem\u003eDirect Bodily Empathy\u003c\/em\u003e asks: Can architecture be a musical score? Can the body be an instrument? Can colour be heard? What does a healthy ecosystem sound like? How can sound act as an indigenising gesture? What are the techno-politics of machine listening? And what sirens and warnings are needed to survive the future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes access to an audio recording of Mia Salsjö’s \u003cem\u003eA Score for the Len Lye Centre\u003c\/em\u003e performed by musicians from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing work by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Roy de Maistre, Andrew Faleatua, Oskar Fischinger, Simon Ingram, YoungEun Kim, Yona Lee, Len Lye, Machine Listening (Sean Dockray, James Parker, Joel Stern), Ross Manning, Yuko Mohri, Mel O’Callaghan, Mia Salsjö + the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Aura Satz, David Sequeira, Rachel Shearer, Weather Cry (Phil Dadson and James McCarthy); and texts by Anna Briers, Len Lye, Machine Listening, Gascia Ouzounian, Aura Satz, Rachel Shearer and Janine Randerson, Lleah Smith, Mark Peter Wright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e160 pages, 24 x 16 cm, OTA-bind softcover with flaps.\u003cbr\u003ePerimeter Editions 140. First Edition of 1500.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-922545-75-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: September 2026\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by Wilco Art Books, The Netherlands\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre Ngāmotu, New Plymouth, and Perimeter Editions Naarm\/Melbourne, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Anna Briers\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Narelle Brewer for Perimeter Bureau\u003cbr\u003eCopy Editor: Gwynneth Porter\u003cbr\u003eProofreader: Marie Shannon\u003cbr\u003eContributing Editor: Dan Rule\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Publication","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53822477893925,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/6832\/3877\/files\/DirectBodilyEmpathy_cover_2000px.jpg?v=1789427698","url":"https:\/\/shop.govettbrewster.com\/products\/direct-bodily-empathy-sensing-sound","provider":"Govett-Brewster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}