lecturer Professor recently became an artist-in-residence at the renowned in Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex.
Professor Tomlinson joined the Smithsonian as part of its . During her week-long residency, she created a series of site-specific musical experiences in the Smithsonian’s gardens, museums and galleries.
“I coined the term ‘soundings’ to describe the way a musician activates a place or space,” she said.
“During my residency I used sound as a way to explore the Smithsonian.”
Professor Tomlinson worked with former Queensland Conservatorium Director Huib Schippers, who now heads up the Smithsonian’s Folkways program, Smithsonian Year of Music Production Manager Erin Dowdy, and a team of musicians from around the US.
As part of the project, Professor Tomlinson and her collaborators created four hours of new music, which provided a new way of interacting with the Smithsonian collection.
“None of these soundings were performances with a clear beginning and end,” she said.
“These sonic interventions provided a new way of interconnecting objects, histories and stories and cultures.”
This project follows Professor Tomlinson’s site specific work at the Piano Mill in Stanthorpe, which .
