For\u00a0Scratch Theremin – EPIC Tom<\/i>, Andreyev works with canine Tom using interactive software and a theremin to produce a collaborative\u00a0improvisational interspecies performance. The project advances methods of improvisation and active listening to propose live audio soundscapes that mesh canine \u00a0sounds with electroacoustic practice. In the process of developing this performance, a custom built theremin, that incorporates a rug as an interface, was created to allow Tom to\u00a0use scratch and digging gestures to create sounds. Tom likes to accompany his playing with a diverse range of vocalization. These studio performances are audio recorded for use later in the live performance where they are remixed into a new\u00a0experimental improvisational soundscape. Here, Andreyev accompanies Tom’s vocals and rhythms with her own live theremin and software\u00a0performance. The performance software developed with the support of a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2003-05) and adapted with a Media Arts grant from the Canada Council for the Arts (2011).<\/p>\n The Compassion Project<\/i><\/p>\n Andreyev’s current PhD research, titled\u00a0The\u00a0Compassion Project,<\/i>\u00a0aims to\u00a0participate in and contribute to current pressing discourse on\u00a0human relations with the other-than-human. Despite widespread\u00a0knowledge of the profound impact\u00a0humans are having on nonhuman animals and the\u00a0environment, contemporary culture perpetuates destructive activities without\u00a0taking significant action. For centuries, nature and nonhumans have been the\u00a0casualties of anthropocentric outlooks that favor\u00a0humans over other animals. At\u00a0the core of these beliefs is the idea that humans are distinct and separate\u00a0from nature, and superior to\u00a0other beings. Today our relationship to nonhumans has\u00a0largely been reduced to forms of production,\u00a0management and consumption. The\u00a0language and systems we use to contain and position the nonhuman \u2014zoos, parks,\u00a0nature\u00a0preserves, wildlife management\u2014 demonstrate this separation of the human\u00a0with respect to other animals and nature. Heesoon Bai suggests\u00a0that the current ecocide \u201c\u2026is due to humanity\u2019s inability to perceive and feel\u00a0the intrinsic worth of\u00a0the other \u2014in this case, nonhuman beings\u201d. What are the ontological roots of belief on the\u00a0human\u00a0separation from other animals and nature, and what is the research on\u00a0compassion within various academic fields, religions and beliefs that\u00a0contributes to more ethical and\u00a0positive relations of humans with other species, and therefore towards the\u00a0larger ecological context?\u00a0\u00a0The investigation looks to:\u00a0environmental\u00a0studies\u00a0that debate human relations with the natural\u00a0environment; critical animal studies and cultural studies that create\u00a0links\u00a0between discourses on human nonhuman relationships; philosophical discourse that looks\u00a0at the ontological roots of\u00a0anthropocentric views and proposes an ethics of\u00a0intrinsic worth towards nonhumans;\u00a0Eastern religions and\u00a0indigenous mythology\u00a0that suggest more sustainable attitudes of caring\u00a0and\u00a0compassion towards other species and the environment.<\/p>\n The Compassion Project\u00a0<\/i>part of the new PhD program within Graduate Liberal Studies, Simon Fraser University.\u00a0The Compassion Project\u00a0<\/i>is supported by: a Doctoral Award from\u00a0the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2013-2016); the Provost Prize of Distinction, SFU; a Special Graduate Entrance Award, SFU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Animal Lover\u00a0is a body of work by artist Julie Andreyev that converge on questions and critiques addressing contemporary\u00a0relationships between humans and other-than-human animals.\u00a0The projects\u00a0use interspecies collaborative modes to reveal the expressive, emotive, communicative and creative life of other animals.\u00a0The\u00a0Animal\u00a0Lover\u00a0projects contribute towards an ethics of compassion and regard for the intrinsic worth of other-than-human individuals in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53,"parent":10,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/associatedprojects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"tom_theremin1\"](\"http:\/\/research.ecuad.ca\/-\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/10\/tom_theremin1.jpg\")
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