445 MILLION YEARS AGO TO TODAY - JOSEPH RIZZO NAUDI

August 2023

Audio and written text by Joseph Rizzo Naudi after a visual artwork by Sabīne Šnē. The artwork and text were exhibited at Sabīne Šnē’s solo show ‘To Be We Need To Know The River’ at Lot Projects, London, curated by Nastia Svarevska.

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A photograph showing a section of Sabīne Šnē's artwork, a six by two grid of colourful, oblong prints. In the photograph, a hand points to the top right print. Image credit: Chris Denoon. — A section of Sabīne Šnē’s artwork, a six by two grid of colourful, oblong prints. A hand points to the top right print. Image credit: Chris Denoon.

PROCESS

Created following description conversations with the artist and curator, the text aims to translate the artwork into language, providing exhibition visitors with a parallel experience in a non-visual form.

Visual artwork: digital drawing mounted on honeycomb

Audio text: synthetic voices, microcassette

ADDITIONAL

The text won a special mention in the inaugural Royal National Institute of Blind People & King’s College London writing competition for blind and partially blind writers in 2024.

FURTHER LINKS

Sabīne Šnē’s website

Nastia Svarevska’s website