Priti Pandurangan

A space for early ideas and impressions

May 22, 2025

Feel the Sound ↗

Events /
  • Multi-sensory ·
  • Sonic Experiences

I was at the Feel the Sound exhibition today at the Barbican. A genuinely absorbing experience with 11 different installations. The works are spread across the building, even into the car parks and outdoor spaces, and each one explores sound in an unique way.

Your Inner Symphony, Nexus Studios and Kinda Studios

A few pieces really stayed with me. I found Forever Frequencies by Domestic Data Streamers quite moving. It maps personal memories onto sound, something I'm naturally drawn towards, given my interest in building collective archives that linger long after you’ve left. I also really liked Elsewhere in India's futuristic piece. I'm seeing their work for the second time in London. A visually lush and layered installation that embraces India’s cultural richness and unapologetic maximalism.

Sonic Machines Playground
Resonance Continuum, Elsewhere in India
Post Cyberpunk Sarod and Harmonium, Elsewhere in India
Forever Frequencies, Domestic Data Streamers
Forever Frequencies, Domestic Data Streamers

There were some more grounding moments too, like encountering classical works by Ryuichi Sakamoto. And then there was Joyride by Temporary Pleasure, lighting up a car park with colour and bass!

Sensing Streams — Invisible, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Daito Manabe | Reflections of Being, Max Cooper
Reflections of Being, Max Cooper | Joyride, Temporary Pleasure

This show definitely draws you in. It will make you slow down and notice how sound moves through space, and through you.

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May 09, 2025

Breaking Lines ↗

Events /
  • Concrete Poetry ·
  • Experimental Typography ·
  • Futurism

I visited the Breaking Lines exhibition at the Estorick Collection. Super thrilled to see some Futurists poetry and Dom Sylvester Houédard's original works on display. Both had significantly informed my thesis in experimental typography and the role of concrete poetry back in 2018. The show does a great job of curating great works from the Italian Futurist movement and in post-war Britain.

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January 27, 2025