I had a great trip to Athens, Ohio, recently for the ClickFest electroacoustic music festival. It was my first visit to southeast Ohio, to Ohio University, and my first time at ClickFest. On my way I had M. Sage’s Tender / Wading and Xexa’s Kissom on repeat.
And I enjoyed seeing giant ragweed on the side of the road.
Fall flowers and milkweed along the edges. One of my creative principles: More Edge!
Here’s me and Mickie Wadsworth who performed Sudden Swan for voice and live electronics.
On the way back I had a quick visit in Columbus, Ohio, with too-long-neglected friends. And then I took a detour through Indianapolis, Indiana, to see family. We enjoyed a visit to Newfields. It’s always great to experience James Turrell’s (Acton) and Robert Irwin’s (Untitled) work in person. I’ve also been thinking about codifying a set of studio colors (see Tom Sach’s COLOR video), so it was fun to encounter Ellsworth Kelly’s 11 Panels.
Newfield’s pollinator meadow is hard to beat, too!
Heading back home I enjoyed Keith LeBlanc’s Major Malfunction and a rainy stop at KMAC in Louisville, Kentucky, for the South Arts 2025 exhibition.