Six Healing Sounds

“Six Healing Sounds” is held on the occasion of the exhibition “Clae Lu: Playroom,” on view in ISCP’s Project Space. This hour-long event is a collaboration with artist Daria Garina, who will lead participants through a series of six QiGong healing breaths, while Clae Lu offers improvisational sound on the 古筝 (gu zheng, a traditional Chinese zither).

Situated within the exhibition space, “Six Healing Sounds” aligns with the themes of rest, play, and joy that Lu explores through their intertwined music and visual art practice. Described by Lu and Garina as “a sonic journey through the body,” the event aims to affect participants’ emotional and physical health by guiding the five “elemental souls,” described as Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water in Traditional Chinese medicine, to come together to form a unified sense of self.

This event is free and limited to 20 participants due to space capacity. Please RSVP on Eventbrite.

“Six Healing Sounds” will run for approximately 60 minutes and will start at 7pm, which includes a 5-10 minute introduction while participants get settled in. Participants are invited to bring their own mat, cushion, blanket, etc. for sitting, standing, or laying down on.

Daria Garina (he/him) is a trans, disabled medium, multidisciplinary artist, and refugee of Russian and Kazakhstani-Chinese descent. At Accountability Mapping, Daria teaches transformative justice through the body. At Red Rabbit Astrology, Daria helps BIPOC people chart the course of their own destiny.

Clae Lu (they/them) is a queer, second generation Han Chinese American from Queens, NY. They identify as an artist, designer, cultural worker, and 古筝 (gu zheng) musician working on land that is unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape. Lu believes in the power of arts and grassroots activism to create spaces for conversation, reflection, and action. They have performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; MoMA PS1; Elsewhere; Brooklyn Museum; Movement Research; Symphony Space; and Abrons Art Center. They have shown work at The W.O.W. Project, Wook + Lattuada Gallery, and the Honolulu Museum of Art. Their residency at ISCP was sponsored by The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund.

This program is supported by James Rosenquist Foundation; The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund; Hartfield Foundation; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Council District 33; New York City Council District 34; New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; Robert Baker & Marcia Hecht; San Francisco Foundation; and William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

Accessibility information: There will be a captioned pre-recording of the practice available on ISCP’s vimeo page and on the archived listing for this event on our website. Please contact Darlyn Villalona at dvillalona@iscp-nyc.org if you have any questions, would like to receive the recording, or be added to the waitlist in the case the event is full.

Please note that the entrance to the first floor exhibition space where the event will be held, has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. ISCP can offer two reserved parking spaces on request. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor, up one step, down the hall from the event space. The collaborators of this event request that participants consider chemical sensitivity and refrain from wearing heavy fragrances. Please email dvillalona@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage.