Carrying Rain

Carrying a megaphone that emits sounds of care (a recording of rain); public emission of rain sound.

Why did I choose this gesture? I thought a lot about what gesture I might have that might be idiosyncratic to my person, and I am also interested in what the difference is of a gesture with, and without, an object. Is holding a megaphone a gesture at all? Is pointing it at someone (i.e. in protest) a gesture of cruelty or care? Is its symbolic loudness ever associated with care? I'm interested in this ambiguity of a gesture and I am challenging it by just carrying the megaphone over the shoulder rather than pointing it at anyone directly, so that it is more a gesture that is directed to the entirety of the environment – in this case, a public park. I think who taught me this gesture are protesters on the way to, or on the way back from, a protest, when they just loosely carry the device over their shoulders without it emitting any sound.

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Keywords:

Ambience, Environment, Deep Listening, Dreams, Empowerment, Endurance, Inspiration, Nourishment, Solidarity

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Action Words:

Sound-making, Sound, Fill-With-Sound, Attend, Caregiving, Listening, Play, Sharing, Walking

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