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Canary Test amplifies sound as a physical and communal medium by creating space for sonic practices that expand conventional forms.

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Fugue Zones

DeForrest Brown Jr., Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, and Dr. Steve Goodman (Kode9)
June 21, 2025 - July 31, 2025
The Storm is a large-scale sound installation that transforms Canary Test into a resonant instrument, immersing visitors in the deep, infrasonic frequencies of Hurricane Hilary, a once-in-a-century storm that struck Southern California in 2023. Phil Peters’ work centers on an artist-built sound system capable of reproducing frequencies as low as 10Hz. Spanning the full length of the gallery, the installation reinterprets geophonic recordings from Mt. San Gorgonio into a complete sensory experience that captures the force of Hurricane Hilary above and the tremors from the San Andreas Fault below. The piece invites visitors to stand, sit, and lie on massive infra-subs, feeling the storm’s sonic waves through physical vibrations. This shift in scale and perception destabilizes human-centered narratives, amplifying the unsettling realities of our current epoch. Through Peters’ innovative use of sound and space, The Storm critiques institutional norms and explores how art can serve as a conduit for new ways of understanding the interconnectedness of human and environmental systems. Edited to play in varying and unpredictable cycles, the storm recording becomes a contemplation on our fundamental experience of climate change, sublimating into a metaphor for transformation, change, and loss. This work invites us to feel, listen, and reflect on the imperceptible yet powerful forces shaping our world, sparking a reconsideration of our relationship with nature and the systems we inhabit.

The Storm

Phil Peters
02/01/25 - 02/28/25
Image shows two watermelons stacked horizontally on a cement block. The watermelons serve as a base for a floral arrangement that emerges from the center of the top watermelon.

Wilt 2024

Group Exhibition
6/11/24 - 6/25/24
Still from the video titled Offshore by Maura Brewer, 2024. Image of hands holding phone horizontally looking at a photo image of artist Maura Brewer kissing a sea mantis outside in the Caribbean ocean.

Offshore

Maura Brewer
3/30/24 - 4/25/24
Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Triple Weir, 2023, stainless steel, carbon steel, hardware. Photo: Canary Test Image of white wooden beam placed vertically in the Canary Test gallery with three metal fins attached at an angle perpendicular to the beam.

Maxwell's Demon

Group Exhibition
02/03/24 - 03/03/24
Address
526 E 12th St. Unit C
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Hours
Tuesdays & Thursdays,
6-9pm pst