Cacophony

"In protests many voices join together, sounding to create a powerful opposition, echoing through physical and mental spaces. This piece recalls mass protests, recorded by Daniel Beaudoin, in response to the 2023 Tempi train crash in Greece caused by gross negligence and followed by corrupt coverups. "Granular textures crafted from this recording and other protests I've recorded embrace and support these voices of unrest, acting as an amplification of the opposition to injustice experienced in this instance and others. Repetitions of moments in time chanting out, disrupting the peace while fighting to not be silenced, creating a contradicting cacophony. "Cacophony is a word with Greek origins, κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). The sounds of the protest are not bad, but instead represent a coalition of communities calling attention to the negative actions surrounding us and for the destruction of oppressive forces, demanding a new arrangement. Don't let them be silenced."Athens protest reimagined by Andrew Ramsey.