Rachel Henaghan is a transdisciplinary artist interested in movement, the embodiment of sound, explorations of otherness, the sonic apprehension of place, and sensory experiences of landscape.
Their practice includes performance, sound, film, drawing, making, and walking.
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'Selkied'
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'Listening for the Last Day of Summer'
“One day you notice the birds aren't singing anymore and you realise it's the end of summer. I look daily to check the Swifts are still there, squealing and soaring in the galleries above. Soon I will glance skywards to see they have left for the season, I might see some contrails and realise, just as I didn’t notice the birds stop calling, I didn't hear the plane either. As cadence is withdrawn from the landscape what does it sound like as we approach autumn and a winter calendar?”
Rachel Henaghan
'Listening for the Last Day of Summer', September 2024, took place in Birmingham, with Walkspace.
Henaghan guided participants through a collective listening session, active listening prompts, the use of an open wave receiver, and vocal improvisations as they walked into the city.
Field recording in North Wales
'Resister', Summer Camp, Eastside Projects
