Meander
Meander is a soundwalk for Brooklyn Botanic Garden that guides listeners on a meditative stroll into the natural landscape. Created by Joseph White and HARP Artist Gelsey Bell, the composers that brought you Cairns (included on the New York Time’s Best Theater of 2020 list), Meander encourages listeners to watch, listen, and reset their clocks to pastoral temporality, inviting them to sink into the complex patterns and fine details of the natural environment.
Created by Gelsey Bell & Joseph White
Co-presented by Brooklyn Botanic Garden and HERE
Audio tracks will be available via Brooklyn Botanic Garden starting January 29 and can be enjoyed on-site at BBG or at home.
The walk starts from just inside the Brooklyn Botanic Garden at the Visitor Center/ 990 Washington entrance.
The walk is approximately 23 minutes.
Make sure to have headphones and you may want to silence notifications for the duration of the walk.
Meander launched January 29, 2021 and is ongoing.
Special thanks to Jonathan Secor, Kristin Marting, Amanda Szeglowski, Ross Karre, Dave Malloy, John Murchison, Takahashi Sachiyo, Anne Cecelia DeMelo, Annie Tippe, Ronnit Bendavid-Val, Kathy Crosby, Elizabeth Peters and everyone at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and HERE Art Center for their support.
The artists and HERE pay respect to the Lenape ancestors of the past, and Lenape people of the present and future. We acknowledge that MEANDER is situated in Lenapehoking, the unceded territory of the Lenape people.
Gelsey Bell is a singer, songwriter, and scholar. She has released multiple recordings, is a current HARP Artist at HERE Arts Center, and has received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts award. She is a member of thingNY, Varispeed, and the Chutneys. Performance highlights include Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway) and Ghost Quartet, and Robert Ashley’s Improvement. www.gelseybell.com
Joseph White is a composer, lyricist and performer. He has worked in theatre, experimental pop, and new classical, releasing numerous albums on Gold Bolus Recordings. Recent work includes The Wagging Craze (Ars Nova’s ANTFest, Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival, upcoming at Prague Fringe.) He is currently composing new work for thingNY and Popebama. www.joewhitenoise.com
About Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Founded in 1910, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment. Situated on 52 acres in the heart of Brooklyn, the Garden is home to over 12,000 kinds of plants and hosts over 800,000 visitors annually. Learn more at bbg.org.