Sound Art / Sound Design
CHLOE ALEXANDRA THOMPSON
Audio Programming / Spatialization / Voice
Chloe Alexandra Thompson is a Cree interdisciplinary artist, director and composer. Her practice explores listening as a way of knowing and relating which is shaped by Indigenous resonance, spatial perception, and embodied vulnerability. Working with psychoacoustic tones, algorithmic systems, and sculptural spatialization as materials, she composes spaces that shift awareness, inviting deep relational encounters between bodies, technologies, and the land.
Thompson’s work has been presented by CTM Berlin, MUTEK (Tokyo & Montreal), Onassis Foundation (Greece & USA), ImagineNative, Pioneer Works, PICA, Performance Space New York, among others. A current Onassis ONX Studio member, she has participated in residencies at Pioneer Works, MIT OpenDoc Lab with the Indigenous Screen Office of Canada, and HERVISIONS x Arebyte (UK).
In January 2021, Cycling ‘74, announced Thompson as one of the first Max Certified Trainers. She has also worked as a Creative Director, Technologist, Artist, and Audio Direction for immersive experiences. Her sound design has been featured in the works of artists across the fields of music, performance, TV and film.
She was a founding member of the Working Consortium in developing First Nations Performing Arts.
Thompson has lectured and facilitated workshops as a part of the Time Based Art Festival (PICA with Tanya Tagaq), Yale, Conservatorium van Amsterdam, NYU ITP, NYU Abu Dhabi, Carnegie Mellon, U Penn, Subharmonic: Sonic Arts Symposium (PICA with France Jobin), PNCA, PSU, Open Signal, and home school (OR), among others.
Her technological pedagogy is motivated by the experimental possibilities of digital audio processing and computation, as well as a dedication to collaborative exploration of new acousmatic environments and experiences.
In 2021 Cycling ‘74 announced Thompson as one of the first Max Certified Trainers. She has hosted international meetups with Music Hackspace, develops online education curriculum for institutions, and has designed and run workshop series with collaborators.
Working with ambisonics, Wave Field Synthesis, and composition Thompson has collaborated with artists to present work at The Cube 148 channel HDLA, a 196 channel Wave Field Synthesis Array, and various other multi-channel setups.
Thompson has also worked with firms for fabrication and install of multi-channel arrays for corporate offices, events, and large scale immersive activations such as Meow Wolf.
Images of multichannel / electro-acoustic sound design for performance below.
CONTACT
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