Public Research Seminar: A Ladder is Not the Only Kind of Time

A Ladder is Not the Only Kind of Time
Public Research Seminar: Dr Benjamin Tassie

Anthropologists, sociologists, and philosophers have increasingly come to challenge ideas of ‘modernity’ insofar as its anthropocentrism, preoccupation with progress, and consumerist-individualism can all be understood as having contributed to the climate emergency. Such thinking is, however, underexplored in existing ecological sound-art. This paper will therefore share A Ladder is Not the Only Kind of Time – a recent experimental research-project that investigated what historically-informed performance (HIP) might contribute to ecological sound-art.

Dr Benjamin Tassie is a composer, artist, and researcher. He is particularly interested in how historical musical instruments, tuning systems, and performance practices can be recontextualised to speak to our contemporary experiences. His music has been commissioned and performed by organisations, ensembles, and soloists including The National Gallery, Tate Britain, Historic Royal Palaces, Nordic Affect, Zubin Kanga, and Liam Byrne. He holds a PhD from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he is now Visiting Lecturer, and he is Resident Researcher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Seminars are in RBC Workshop 2 and can also be accessed online via Zoom. A link to view the seminar via Zoom will be emailed ahead of the session.

Real and virtual doors will open around 3.25pm, the seminar begins at 3.30pm and discussion will conclude around 4.55pm.

Running time approx. 90 minutes