Fire is Scary: Translations Sound and Image

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FiS-Installationperformance-Sol

FiS Installation performance, Sol Enae Lee

Fire is Scary is a collaboration between artists Sol Enae Lee and Gordon H. Williams and musicians Agustin Faundez Rojas and Ariel Sin Yu Lee. The themes of this project are translation, the borderlands (from Gloria E. Anzaldua- the experience of living between/across cultures) and learning to live in a damaged world.

Translation figures both literally and metaphorically in our work, starting from Sol Enae Lee’s texts, which inspired the music for Fire is Scary. In our work, translation also plays a role as we move between the domains of visual art, design, music and text, as well as between our various cultural perspectives.

The research project Fire is Scary: Translations of Sound and Image is aimed at developing techniques of translation between sound and image, as an extension of Fire is Scary and as an investigation into how to share, present and transfer musical work (in particular the work that we have created together). This research will look at what is lost, distorted, and generated in the process of translation.

Accordingly the research questions for this project are ‘What is lost, distorted and generated in the translation between sound and image?’ and ‘How can the themes of translation, the borderlands, and living to live in a damaged world guide and shape the sharing, presentation and transfer of music?’

This research will be presented in a publication containing various documentation from our collective work, including Sol’s lyrics, various translations, images of translated sound, newly composed images, writings and notations.

Ariel Sin Yu Lee

Ariel is a Vocalist.

Sol Enae Lee

Sol is an Artist.

Gordon H. Williams

Gordon H. Williams is an artist and musician creating work to study human conditions, with a focus on affect, perception and relation.

Agustin Faundez Rojas

Agustin is a Percussionist.

Fire is Scary: Translating Sound and Image

Harvesting

An Infinite, Incomplete Series: On ways of working within the School of Commons

26.01.2022, 26.01.2022

Bureau of Commons is a self-declared territory made of a blue plastic sheet. A performance-installation, the Bureau authorizes people to reflect on Free Movement of Persons collectively. A project by Betül Aksu

Marea Hildebrand will speak on the concept of School of Commons, the future of learning and international peer-to-peer learning from her experience as the founder of School of Commons. Find out more

In-Progress Session: Fire is Scary

20.07.2021, July 20th 18.00-20.00

School of Commons - In-Progress Session: Fire is Scary with guest speaker Rory Pilgrim

Fire is Scary will present an in-progress session from their research project Fire is Scary: Translations of Sound and Image on July 20th from 18.00-20.00, with guest speaker Rory Pilgrim. Find out more

so you should play on a swing

05.12.2021 — 19.12.2021, The exhibition will also feature a workshop on translation and performances (5 and 18 December 15.30, 17.00 and 18.00) by Fire is Scary.

so you should play on a swing- Sol Enae Lee and Fire is Scary Exhibition

Fire is Scary (FiS) will present an exhibition titled so you should play on a swing at Bradwolff Projects in Amsterdam from December 5th to 19th. The exhibition will be led by FiS member, Sol Enae Lee and will feature sculpture, drawing, and video works. Find out more