"Herd" is a performance which turns an ear to materials, such as caribou antlers, to sound the transmission of embedded and layered ancestral knowledge. This performance was aired live on NAISA Radio in a special Art's Birthday broadcast on January 17, 2017 in Nipissing Territory from White Water Gallery in the the exhibition "wnoondwaamin | we hear them," (curated by Lisa Myers). The exhibition called for the occupation of sound waves, exploring the capacity of these energies to access knowledge and memory. "wnoondwaamin | we hear them" was organized and circulated by Trinity Square Video with the support of the Ontario Arts Council.
It is acknowledged that this recording took place in Robinson-Huron Treaty territory and that the land on which it took place is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg people and, specifically, the Nipissing First Nation.
Jeneen Frei Njootli is a Vuntut Gwitchin artist and a core member of the ReMatriate Collective. Her practice concerns itself with Indigeneity-in-politics, community engagement and productive disruptions. She has worked as a performance artist, workshop facilitator and crime prevention youth coordinator. As one of the five finalists of the 2018 Sobey Art Award, Jeneen Frei Njootli's work "wind sucked in through bared teeth" (2017) was included in an eponymous exhibition featuring the finalists at the National Gallery of Canada.
The Deep Wireless 15 Online Album was produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for the 2021 edition of the annual Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art. The album celebrates the 20th Anniversary of both New Adventures in Sound Art and Deep Wireless and is comprised of past performances produced for the festival by New Adventures in Sound Art.
Editions 9 through 14 of the Deep Wireless Compilation are available on NAISA's Soundcloud site. Previous compact disc editions can be heard online at naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/
Copyright of the works belongs to the artists who have agreed to have their work on NAISA's Soundcloud page.
Note that Deep Wireless 15 is not available for download. Community and public radio or internet broadcasters should contact NAISA directly for access to the works for airplay. Contact naisa@naisa.ca for more information.
Artistic Director: Darren Copeland
Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland
Image Illustration: Prashant Miranda
