https://simplecast.com Alcôve In sacred space—a temple, an artist’s room, a scholar’s library—we feel atmosphere: the presence of the devotion and art, study and ritual, that have taken place within it over decades or centuries. On Alcôve, we enter into auratic places to explore aesthetics, spirituality, history, magic— those qualities we perceive in sacred space, and which open up that space within us. By talking with their keepers, descending into their foundations, and researching their objects and texts, we try to understand what is in the atmosphere of these extraordinary places. The Alcôve Project en Tue, 8 Nov 2022 18:30:00 +0000 Tue, 8 Nov 2022 18:30:20 +0000 https://alcove.simplecast.com Alcôve https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e9208683-8037-4ff1-9549-bad49bbe979b/f4ded14b-ff22-4d21-86f4-9d6ccf0f93c6/3000x3000/05f1085f182e262f0ec390e37d1e2d70.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://alcove.simplecast.com episodic In sacred space—a temple, an artist’s room, a scholar’s library—we feel atmosphere: the presence of the devotion and art, study and ritual, that have taken place within it over decades or centuries. On Alcôve, we enter into auratic places to explore aesthetics, spirituality, history, magic— those qualities we perceive in sacred space, and which open up that space within us. By talking with their keepers, descending into their foundations, and researching their objects and texts, we try to understand what is in the atmosphere of these extraordinary places. Alisa Carroll no https://feeds.simplecast.com/CwrAxZmP witches, nature, history, architecture, atmosphere, magic, museum, otherwordly, paris, sacred space, spirituality Alisa Carroll inquire@thealcoveproject.com 5333425a-a719-4327-841e-c43ae77bb899 Silent Echoes Notre Dame + Centre Pompidou

By placing listening devices on the surfaces of built and natural monuments, artist Bill Fontana captures uncanny natural music that reveals that these bodies are alive with sound. Fontana’s latest project amplifies the voice of Notre Dame. Since the devastating fire of 2019, the ringing of the cathedral's bells has ceased. To create his new work, Silent Echoes, Fontana attached sensors designed to detect vibrations to each of the ten bells of Notre Dame. As the bells reverberate in response to the ambient sounds of Paris the live feed is transmitted to a series of speakers at the Centre Pompidou, creating a haunting, immersive sound sculpture. In this episode, Alcôve's Alisa Carroll interviews Fontana in San Francisco, and very special guest Davia Nelson of The Kitchen Sisters meets with Fontana in Paris.


 

]]> Tue, 8 Nov 2022 18:30:00 +0000 inquire@thealcoveproject.com (Davia Nelson, Bill Fontana, Jim McKee, Alisa Carroll, Emma Jackson) https://alcove.simplecast.com/episodes/silent-echoes-iclQj4Wb Notre Dame + Centre Pompidou

By placing listening devices on the surfaces of built and natural monuments, artist Bill Fontana captures uncanny natural music that reveals that these bodies are alive with sound. Fontana’s latest project amplifies the voice of Notre Dame. Since the devastating fire of 2019, the ringing of the cathedral's bells has ceased. To create his new work, Silent Echoes, Fontana attached sensors designed to detect vibrations to each of the ten bells of Notre Dame. As the bells reverberate in response to the ambient sounds of Paris the live feed is transmitted to a series of speakers at the Centre Pompidou, creating a haunting, immersive sound sculpture. In this episode, Alcôve's Alisa Carroll interviews Fontana in San Francisco, and very special guest Davia Nelson of The Kitchen Sisters meets with Fontana in Paris.


 

]]> Silent Echoes Davia Nelson, Bill Fontana, Jim McKee, Alisa Carroll, Emma Jackson 00:14:18 Notre Dame + Centre Pompidou By placing listening devices on the surfaces of built and natural monuments, artist Bill Fontana captures uncanny natural music that reveals that these bodies are alive with sound. Fontana’s latest project amplifies the voice of Notre Dame. Since the devastating fire of 2019, the ringing of the cathedral's bells has ceased. To create his new work, Silent Echoes, Fontana attached sensors designed to detect vibrations to each of the ten bells of Notre Dame. As the bells reverberate in response to the ambient sounds of Paris the live feed is transmitted to a series of speakers at the Centre Pompidou, creating a haunting, immersive sound sculpture. In this episode, Alcôve's Alisa Carroll interviews Fontana in San Francisco, and very special guest Davia Nelson of The Kitchen Sisters meets with Fontana in Paris. Notre Dame + Centre Pompidou By placing listening devices on the surfaces of built and natural monuments, artist Bill Fontana captures uncanny natural music that reveals that these bodies are alive with sound. Fontana’s latest project amplifies the voice of Notre Dame. Since the devastating fire of 2019, the ringing of the cathedral's bells has ceased. To create his new work, Silent Echoes, Fontana attached sensors designed to detect vibrations to each of the ten bells of Notre Dame. As the bells reverberate in response to the ambient sounds of Paris the live feed is transmitted to a series of speakers at the Centre Pompidou, creating a haunting, immersive sound sculpture. In this episode, Alcôve's Alisa Carroll interviews Fontana in San Francisco, and very special guest Davia Nelson of The Kitchen Sisters meets with Fontana in Paris. otherwordly, notre dame cathedral, zen temple bell, buddhist temple bell, seismic accelerometer, atmosphere, centre pompidou, notre dame restoration, sacred space, spiritual places, french culture, bill fontana, davia nelson, ircam, alcove, haunting, kitchen sisters, alisa carroll, silent echoes, sound sculpture, alcôve, notre dame, cathedral bells, paris, bells, french history, cathedral no full 5 508a70d8-240e-45ee-8409-f57c356572f9 Drawing Down the Moon A disc of light, an object of worship, a portal in the vault of night. The moon has always opened up infinite fields of perception, and in a new Hammer Museum exhibition, Drawing Down the Moon, curator and scholar Allegra Pesenti enters those many realms. In our wide-ranging conversation with Pesenti, she traces lunar iconography from across centuries and cultures, expressing the moon’s many aspects: mythical, magical, theological, scientific. Through her scholarship, we encounter Thessalian witches and modern Wiccans, Victor Hugo and 19th century astronomy, and discuss the work of “making the invisible visible.”

 

]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000 inquire@thealcoveproject.com (Allegra Pesenti, Hammer Museum, Evan Jacoby, Emma Jackson, Alisa Carroll, Jim McKee) https://alcove.simplecast.com/episodes/drawing-down-the-moon-x0Q__pn0 A disc of light, an object of worship, a portal in the vault of night. The moon has always opened up infinite fields of perception, and in a new Hammer Museum exhibition, Drawing Down the Moon, curator and scholar Allegra Pesenti enters those many realms. In our wide-ranging conversation with Pesenti, she traces lunar iconography from across centuries and cultures, expressing the moon’s many aspects: mythical, magical, theological, scientific. Through her scholarship, we encounter Thessalian witches and modern Wiccans, Victor Hugo and 19th century astronomy, and discuss the work of “making the invisible visible.”

 

]]> Drawing Down the Moon Allegra Pesenti, Hammer Museum, Evan Jacoby, Emma Jackson, Alisa Carroll, Jim McKee 00:23:29 A disc of light, an object of worship, a portal in the vault of night. The moon has always opened up infinite fields of perception, and in a new Hammer Museum exhibition, Drawing Down the Moon, curator and scholar Allegra Pesenti enters those many realms. In our wide-ranging conversation with Pesenti, she traces lunar iconography from across centuries and cultures, expressing the moon’s many aspects: mythical, magical, theological, scientific. Through her scholarship, we encounter Thessalian witches and modern Wiccans, Victor Hugo and 19th century astronomy, and discuss the work of “making the invisible visible.” A disc of light, an object of worship, a portal in the vault of night. The moon has always opened up infinite fields of perception, and in a new Hammer Museum exhibition, Drawing Down the Moon, curator and scholar Allegra Pesenti enters those many realms. In our wide-ranging conversation with Pesenti, she traces lunar iconography from across centuries and cultures, expressing the moon’s many aspects: mythical, magical, theological, scientific. Through her scholarship, we encounter Thessalian witches and modern Wiccans, Victor Hugo and 19th century astronomy, and discuss the work of “making the invisible visible.” atmosphere, drawing down the moon, victor hugo, sacred space, moon, betye saar, hammer museum, witchcraft, allegra pesenti, margot adler, caspar david friedrich, wiccan, francesca gabbiani, art no full 4 d8cd6c8f-1bb9-4d24-a1c0-84a8fbd04d0d The Sublime Sea Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:45:00 +0000 inquire@thealcoveproject.com (Emma Jackson, Musée de la Vie Romantique, Museum of Romantic Life, Gaēlle Rio, Jim McKee) https://alcove.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sublime-sea-4KPiSz8a The Sublime Sea Emma Jackson, Musée de la Vie Romantique, Museum of Romantic Life, Gaēlle Rio, Jim McKee 00:09:11 In this time of sea change, many curators and artists, writers and journalists are turning their gaze to the ocean. From its depiction as a site of the sublime and the brutal in John Akomfrah’s film, Vertigo Sea, to its lyrical treatment in Sirène, the journal devoted to life governed by the pull of the tide, the sea is at the forefront of our cultural consciousness. At the Musée de la Vie Romantique in Paris, director Gaëlle Rio curated Tempêtes et Naufrages | Storms and Shipwrecks, an exhibition devoted to depictions of the ocean in the art of the 19th century. In this 10 minute episode, Rio shares how turbulent, luminous marine landscapes by Girodet and Vernet, Feyen-Perrin and Hugo, are ultimately projections of the human soul. In this time of sea change, many curators and artists, writers and journalists are turning their gaze to the ocean. From its depiction as a site of the sublime and the brutal in John Akomfrah’s film, Vertigo Sea, to its lyrical treatment in Sirène, the journal devoted to life governed by the pull of the tide, the sea is at the forefront of our cultural consciousness. At the Musée de la Vie Romantique in Paris, director Gaëlle Rio curated Tempêtes et Naufrages | Storms and Shipwrecks, an exhibition devoted to depictions of the ocean in the art of the 19th century. In this 10 minute episode, Rio shares how turbulent, luminous marine landscapes by Girodet and Vernet, Feyen-Perrin and Hugo, are ultimately projections of the human soul. jules michelet, atmosphere, france, victor hugo, sacred space, paris museums, gaëlle rio, tempêtes et naufrages, museum of romantic life, french museums, musée de la vie romantique, guernsey, hauteville house, sublime, french art, ocean, sea no full 3 1f69f17b-275a-4dcd-a9cd-933b6bc84f1c Vox Feminae Sun, 9 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000 inquire@thealcoveproject.com (Martin Morillon, Kerwin Rolland, Zoé Wozniak, Jim McKee, François Réau) https://alcove.simplecast.com/episodes/vox-feminae-3VmyySx5 Vox Feminae Martin Morillon, Kerwin Rolland, Zoé Wozniak, Jim McKee, François Réau 00:27:10 The Fontevristes, a monastic order led by women for 700 years, began in the medieval landscape of the Loire Valley. The great stone abbey was completed in twelfth century, and still stands in western France, a repository of centuries of meditation, prayer, and art. Today, Fontevraud Abbey is a secular center for art and culture, but historic voices still resonate within its walls. We talk with Director Martin Morillon, cultural mediator Zoé Wozniak, and contemporary artist François Réau about the spiritual and aesthetic atmosphere of this sacred space. Walk with us through garden, cloister, church, and crypt as we retrace the footsteps of the holy women of Fontevraud. The Fontevristes, a monastic order led by women for 700 years, began in the medieval landscape of the Loire Valley. The great stone abbey was completed in twelfth century, and still stands in western France, a repository of centuries of meditation, prayer, and art. Today, Fontevraud Abbey is a secular center for art and culture, but historic voices still resonate within its walls. We talk with Director Martin Morillon, cultural mediator Zoé Wozniak, and contemporary artist François Réau about the spiritual and aesthetic atmosphere of this sacred space. Walk with us through garden, cloister, church, and crypt as we retrace the footsteps of the holy women of Fontevraud. atmosphere, france, sacred space, francois reau, loire valley, martin morillon, art history, kerwin rolland, monasticism, monastics, fontevraud abbey, rilke, french heritage, medieval architecture, abbey, hildegard of bingen, ecclesiastical architecture, cathedral, eleanor of aquitaine no full 2 3dc0ff7e-a169-478b-af39-16e215ecf5d1 Reenchantment "We are trying to réenchantée le monde." Claude d'Anthenaise

In his words, Claude d'Anthenaise's vision for Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature was to make “a museum of emotion,” with “a free and poetic spirit,” and “a climate of strangeness.” Within its 18th-century walls, he installed natural specimens alongside medieval artwork and pieces by contemporary artists, creating an uncanny and otherworldly atmosphere.

In conversation with writer and host Alisa Carroll, d'Anthenaise guides us through the mythical, spiritual, historical, and aesthetic dimensions of the museum, and shares how, in the midst of the crisis of the Anthropocene, it has become a vehicle for cultivating new images of the wild, for galvanizing movements like ecofeminism, and for reintegrating the human and natural realms. Join us for a deep journey into the enchanted landscape d'Anthenaise has created. 

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]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:17:44 +0000 inquire@thealcoveproject.com (Claude d'Anthenaise, Jim McKee, Mikka Tokuda-Hall, Alisa Carroll) https://alcove.simplecast.com/episodes/reenchantment-y8PrlSnb "We are trying to réenchantée le monde." Claude d'Anthenaise

In his words, Claude d'Anthenaise's vision for Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature was to make “a museum of emotion,” with “a free and poetic spirit,” and “a climate of strangeness.” Within its 18th-century walls, he installed natural specimens alongside medieval artwork and pieces by contemporary artists, creating an uncanny and otherworldly atmosphere.

In conversation with writer and host Alisa Carroll, d'Anthenaise guides us through the mythical, spiritual, historical, and aesthetic dimensions of the museum, and shares how, in the midst of the crisis of the Anthropocene, it has become a vehicle for cultivating new images of the wild, for galvanizing movements like ecofeminism, and for reintegrating the human and natural realms. Join us for a deep journey into the enchanted landscape d'Anthenaise has created. 

www.thealcoveproject.com | @thealcoveproject.com

 

]]> Reenchantment Claude d'Anthenaise, Jim McKee, Mikka Tokuda-Hall, Alisa Carroll 00:24:33 On the first episode of Alcôve, we enter into Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature | Museum of Hunting and Nature, one of the most transportive spaces in Paris. Dedicated, uniquely, both to art and conservation, it is an aesthetic exploration of our relationship to nature and the wild. The episode features an immersive interview with the visionary at the center of the museum, Claude d’Anthenaise. As director and curator from 1998 to 2019, he shaped a space where ancient and modern breathe the same air, and and where artists and musicians, ecologists and witches gather to explore ideas inspired by the natural world. thealcoveproject.com | @thealcoveproject On the first episode of Alcôve, we enter into Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature | Museum of Hunting and Nature, one of the most transportive spaces in Paris. Dedicated, uniquely, both to art and conservation, it is an aesthetic exploration of our relationship to nature and the wild. The episode features an immersive interview with the visionary at the center of the museum, Claude d’Anthenaise. As director and curator from 1998 to 2019, he shaped a space where ancient and modern breathe the same air, and and where artists and musicians, ecologists and witches gather to explore ideas inspired by the natural world. thealcoveproject.com | @thealcoveproject otherwordly, atmosphere, sacred spaces, robert macfarlane, spiritual places, art museum, rewinding, christine germain-donnat, laurent millet, architecture, witches, paris, sorcieres, maïder fortuné, jan fabre, myth no full 1