Gabi Kinlock
1 sound
A Sonic Intervention on the Statue of Linnaeus. materials: field recording of snow crunching, found demolition noises, guitar distortion, synth, vocal stems from GloRilla’s “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
description: Often called “the father of modern taxonomy,” Carl Linnaeus’ 18th century taxonomy of race mobilizes science in service of racism to this day. Through a sonic intervention, I enact a demolition of this statue and invite the listener to envision in its void room for black life.
