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Decolonising Narratives Through Sonic Artistry And Weaving Dialogues: A Trans-Indigenous Exploration, Adam Manning, Sara Motta Apr 2026

Decolonising Narratives Through Sonic Artistry And Weaving Dialogues: A Trans-Indigenous Exploration, Adam Manning, Sara Motta

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

As a First Nations artist walking and working in collaboration with other Indigenous creatives, in this piece I explore in dialogue with my sister Sara, the reinterpretation of Beethoven's fifth symphony, seeking to address and alter the colonial narratives linked to a Beethoven sculpture accessed via a QR code. The Beethoven sculpture serves as a means for cultural reinterpretation and decolonisation through modification of Beethoven’s Fifth, Movement One. This exploration extends beyond aesthetic expression evolving into a creative, disruptive and potentially generative intervention. This sonic intervention-disruption questions established ideas and encourages a dialogue that surpasses temporal boundaries, offering a new-ancient …


The Patterns Of Yarning, Adam Manning, Sara Motta Feb 2023

The Patterns Of Yarning, Adam Manning, Sara Motta

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

The Patterns of Yarning is a 3-minute digital visualisation that's based on the accompanying sunrise themed sonic yarning audio.