Why Choir: Mined Dirt or Metal

“We built another worldly environment to create the soundscape. All the bells are made from mined dirt or metal. They embody a violent process of extraction and energy intensive processes. They are also beautiful manifestations of imagination and creativity. This is a place I think a lot about. How to make and imagine responsibly, while working with such compromising materials. We explored the simultaneous guilt, ingenuity and creative celebration of an imagined landscape. The stubborn insistence on shaping feels like a reflection of the cities we live in.”

About the artists

As Why Choir, interdisciplinary artist and composer Roxanne Nesbitt and Juno-award winning drummer Ben Brown, create imaginative semi-improvised songscapes. Using a wide range of sonic tools including drum kit, voice, electronics, upright bass, and Nesbitt’s handmade ceramic percussion instruments—Why Choir’s performances blend experimental sounds with pop idioms to blur the lines between accessible and avant-garde.