MATTHEW CARDINAL
The Sound of Hair Braided
Performance: Saturday July 30, 2022 6pm to 7:30pm
Location: kamâmak nihtâwikihcikan garden 10146 96 Street, Edmonton AB (north of Ociciwan - 10124 96 Street)
The Sound of Hair Braided is a new performance and sound work by Matthew Cardinal. Through gentle movements, layering sound through a modular synthesizer, Matthew will slowly braid his hair allowing the ethereal sounds to reverberate, amplifying a quiet moment.
This performative act gestures towards an acknowledgment of our ancestors, reflecting on the history and teachings surrounding hair and the act of braiding, weaving together past, present, and future. A soft wonderment considers how our ancestors connected to the act through sound, touch and feeling. Rippling generous acts of love and tenderness through generations while weaving together the spirit of listening.
Listening to the strands of our ancestors
Listening to the spirit of weaving
Listening to the sound of braided hair
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Accessibility notes: Garden entrance measures 4’ wide. There are no steps but ground is uneven. 6’ of access between planter paths. There is currently no seating or shade in the space. There’s no access to washrooms outside of event hours.
Transit: ETS stops at 96 Street and Jasper Avenue 1 minute walking distance (routes 2, 111, 131), 95 Street and Jasper Avenue 5 minutes walking distance (Routes 1), 100 Street and Jasper Avenue 10 minutes walking distance (Central Station, routes 8, 130X, 150X, 201). Paid city street parking and paid impark lots available.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Matthew Cardinal (he/him) is an amiskwaciy (Edmonton, AB) based musician, sound artist, and photographer known for his work with Polaris Short List nominee group nêhiyawak. Cardinal’s solo full-length album Asterisms was released in October 2020 on Arts & Crafts. Cardinal’s music utilizes modular synthesizers, vintage analog equipment, electric pianos, and samplers to create cinematic and dreamlike soundscapes.
Cardinal’s photographic works come from a daily practice of collecting and photographing the natural environment, and objects of interest with vintage Polaroid and 35mm cameras.