Tension at the Edges: Growth & Expansion with Artist Perri Lynch Howard
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As you have likely noticed in this month’s episodes, we have moved from the stars to the soil. We will spend the next several episodes exploring edges and ecotones - spaces rife with the very best type of tension. The tension that inspires growth, expansion and action.
Today, I am talking with artist, edge-walker, and dear friend Perri Lynch Howard about her experiences in a variety of ecotonal landscapes.
Perri is an artist dedicated to forging new narratives from the front lines of climate change. Working in the context of extreme environments is an essential aspect of Howard’s practice, driving her curiosity to seek a deeper sense of place, beyond the dichotomy of near and far. Her artwork resides within the emerging genre of New Polar Aesthetics, expressed through painting, drawing, sculpture and sound.
In this episode, Perri shares three of her unique, ecotonal field recordings with us as a way to explore the edges both within and without.
We will hear the sounds of Vashon Island, the Great Basin Desert, and Svalbard and throughout we discuss:
Non-judgement
Listening for the truth of the moment
The relational words we use when discussing the land and ourselves
Reciprocal relationship in the time of climate crisis
The first rule of field recording AND meditating (!!)
At the end, there is a guided meditation experience of the Vashon Island soundscape as an opportunity for you to explore your own relationship with edges.
The art you see in the YouTube version of this episode is original pieces created by Perri as part of “The Frequencies” series. This series explores the passage of light, sound, and signal through extreme environments —a phenomenology of place. Each piece is acrylic and graphite on panel. View the whole series here.
Thank you to the residencies and agencies that provided the time, space, and resources for Perri to record these incredible landscapes - The Arctic Circle Residency, PLAYA Artist Residency, Vashon Artist Residency, The Puffin Foundation, Artist Trust, and Quiet Parks International.
Finally, deep gratitude to Nick McMahan for editing and the sound design of this episode, and to Brianna Nielsen for production support.
Learn more about:
Perri Lynch Howard: https://www.perrilynchhoward.com/
Nick McMahan: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/
Brianna Nielsen: https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/
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This episode is written and recorded without the use of AI content creation. If you catch a mistake, I hope it makes you smile knowing a real person is behind each of these stories, ideas and guided meditations.
