Sound Inside You
A two-part workshop and research performance by Lane Speidel and Suzanne L. Seesman with Frannie Gene Stout
Presented as part of Just In Time: 30 Years of Collective Practice
Research Performance: Sunday, May 19, 2019 | 6-8pm
Sound Inside You is a project that exists in two parts; a day of workshops and a research presentation organized by Lane Speidel (they/them), and Suzanne L. Seesman (she/her) with Frannie Gene Stout (baby). Sound Inside You explores free play, game structures, intergenerational learning, and sensory exploration. Speidel, Seesman, and Stout use sound, light, fabric, and a variety of other objects in their work, acknowledging the connection between art making and early childhood cognitive development.
Come see the results of the Sound Inside You workshops during a “research-performance” on Sunday, May 19th at 6pm.
Workshop Details
Saturday, May 11 | 12 – 2 pm
Participants will make and collect sounds and Lane and Suzanne will share sounds made and collected for the project and lead an introductory-level audio editing session with Audacity (a free software program). The group will then create a composition together in an exquisite corpse style collaboration.
Saturday, May 11 | 3 – 5 pm
Visitors will be invited to make and perform object, light and color-based performances in response to the morning’s composition.
About the Artists
Lane Speidel (they/them/theirs) was born in New York City and now they live in Philadelphia. They are a preschool teacher, a Scorpio, a trans non-binary person, an anxious pooper, a member of Vox Populi, a graduate of Tyler School of Art, queer, 2nd runner up for “Smartest” in the Renaissance Middle School Yearbook, the oldest child of three, and a very emotional individual.
I like to walk sometimes, I like to collect trash, I like to feel my friend’s hair, I like to put my body upside down, I just decided that I love myself.
More Info: ihopeilikethis.com
Suzanne L Seesman (she/her/they/mom) is a Philadelphia based artist, curator, and Vox Populi alumni, whose past work experiences in collectively run businesses and cooperatives, labor rights, and the service industry, have a significant influence on their artistic practice and teaching. Suzanne holds a BFA in Sculpture from Ohio University and an MFA from Tyler School of Art and is a past recipient of Cloud Artist Prize and The Ilya and Emilia Kabakov Fellowship. She has been an artist in residence at The International Ceramics Studio (ICS) in Kecskemet, Hungary and The Vermont Studio Center. As an educator, Suzanne has taught courses in Sculpture, Video, Sound, and Visual Studies at all levels from grade school to graduate school. Suzanne is currently the Artistic Director of Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary and is teaching a course on the history of Video art at Fleisher Art Memorial this Spring. Suzanne is also Frannie’s mom.
More Info: suzanneseesman.com
Francina Gene (FG) Seesman-Stout (TDB FG/she/they/baby) is three months old. As a three month old baby, FG is experiencing what is known as the “smooth transitions” phase of cognitive development. Frannie enjoys eye contact, patterns, noises that go from high to low and visa versa, flashing lights, interacting with people, making faces and trying new sounds.
