Chantal Changnon

Jean-Louis Bleu

Kevin Jesuino

Common Ground Arts Society

THE NATURE OF US is a devised sound installation featuring soundscapes, monologues, and choral music. The concept aims to give voice to natural elements for a more empathic understanding of nature.

In collaboration with nature, a choir invites the public to immerse themselves in the natural world through this acoustic experience. The audio installation takes place in a public green space or park, asking the audience to widen their listening field to involve everything from birds, trees, and the wind.

The initial creation was a collaboration with founding Co-Artistic Director of TRAction, Kevin Jesuino, and ARTIO choir directors, Jean-Louis Bleu and Cass Bassette. The work includes the voices of ten choral members and the ecological community located in the Edmonton River Valley.

The Nature of Us