Above Ground - an exciting exhibition of sonic sculptures by Brooklyn-based artist Julia Elsas from October 10th - November 16th in Tivoli, NY. Building on her long-running ceramic practice, Julia's recent three-dimensional work grew out of a fascination with the sonic potential of clay. Inspired by the shape and sonority of traditional udu drums from Nigeria and ancient indigenous instruments from Mexico and South America, she creates modern ceramic instruments spanning flutes, drums, natural trumpets, clayrimbas, water whistles and more. In pursuit of activating her sculptures with sound, she started SONIC MUD - a band of professional musicians that play a range of ceramic instruments, all hand-built by Julia. The music is one-of-a-kind and improvisational, bringing to life the richly resonant and earthy sounds of clay.
