Hannah Mevis – Filtered Clouds_do not store in container

Sonic Acts Podcast

Filtered Clouds_do not store in container by Hannah Mevis 27 May 2022 – OT301, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Although a vast body of water is present in the air at all times, clouds are only perceptible by a careful combination of distance, moisture density, and light. Mist and fog, despite causing low visibility, are a way for earth-bound critters to experience clouds. As they hang low and cling to surfaces, we breathe them in and absorb them through porous bodies. Drawing attention to these intimate encounters, Hannah Mevis’ artwork inspired by morning dew, 'Filtered Clouds_do not store in container', encouraged us to taste clouds. Harvested locally, the clouds were meant to be sent travelling through our digestive systems and beyond. Curiosity towards the body and more-than-human lifeforms lies at the heart of Hannah Mevis’ artistic practice. Taking multiple, ever-changing shapes, she invites her audiences into participatory encounters such as wearing sculptures, floating a space, joining in on a political action or consuming culinary dishes while engaging with stories of food history. Currently, Hannah is focusing on states of exhaustion, alongside capturing a cumulus cloud. Night Air: Breathing with Clouds invited us to inhale deeply, sensing the fluctuations and formation processes of the atmosphere around us. The programme featured a presentation and performance by Park, a live film score performance with Sébastien Robert, a cloud tasting with artist Hannah Mevis and a screening of Ho Tzu Nyen's film 'The Cloud of Unknowing'. The evening culminated at high altitude and low pressure, with DJ sets from Emiranda, Rapala700, Bugasmurf and DJ G2G. NIGHT AIR Night Air is a series of Sonic Acts events that aim to make pollution visible by bringing forth the various side-effects of modernity: from exploitation of people and resources to perpetual inequalities brought about by the destruction of the environment and common land – in other words, capitalist practices that shape both our environment and human-nonhuman relations. More information about Breathing with Clouds and its participants can be found at https://sonicacts.com/archive/night-air-breathing-with-clouds CREDITS Curation & production: Sonic Acts Design: Toni Brell https://tonibrell.de Video editing: Roman Ermolaev Sound mastering: Poul Sven de Haan https://faboem.nl