Planetary Listening

Willow Gatewood's Performance "Planetary Listening: a deep listening series exploring kinship to the living Earth through more-than-human songcraft" Join environmental scientist and interdisciplinary sound artist Willow for a performance series where deep listening meets ecological wonder. Willow weaves intimate art-pop, field recordings, and musical improvisation made in collaboration with plants and fungi through a process called biosonification to immerse the listener in a provocative sonic ecosystem and inspire connection between ourselves and the living, breathing Earth. In this special edition of Planetary Listening, we tune into shifting tides and migratory murmations that fill December's water and air. While frosted mornings may seem frozen still, winter is a time for movement and change. From right whales and albatrosses to spider crabs and phytoplankton, the ocean wakes in a symphony of animals embarking. At a planetary scale, the Earth readies for a subtle but profound change: the winter solstice, which, in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the end of the sun's ebbing and the beginning of her return. Winter is a time for tides, for flux and rebirth. Tune in and listen closely. What in the world is calling out for change? What echoes back in you? Artist: Willow Gatewood Willow is an environmental scientist, interdisciplinary artist, and musician from Brooklyn. Fascinated by subverting the familiar, their music weaves recordings from the environment, biosonification, and re-worked classical instruments with minimalist pop beats. Willow routinely merges visual, literary, and sonic mediums to create ethereal performances across the East Coast. They are passionate about using intersections of art and science to tackle environmental and social issues, with hopes that their work inspires connection to the world around us. Willow's work has been featured in publications including Grand | the journal of One Grand Books, Ambient Receiver | Journal of Creative Ecologies, and Rachel Carson Council's website, among others, and they have performed at festivals including Earth Celebrations Ecological City, NYC, and Deep Water Literary Festival ('22, '23, and '24), Narrowsburg, NY. Recently, their first poetry collections, tangerine and Salt, were published by Bottlecap Press, LA. Current projects include an album co-created with plants and fungi, "Plant Music for Tea Parlours" and  poetry book, "this is the kiss of a black hole's sister".  ​*** Come Early to Elevate Your Experience with Adaptogenic Foods and Teas ​Reforesters Laboratory is an experimental adaptogen cafe and sound clinic located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We utilize music – including spatial, sub-bass-centered, and organic instrumentation – along with breathwork, meditation, art, plant care and adaptogenic, nutritional foods + beverages to cultivate kindness—both physical and spiritual. We aim to create an environment that offers peace, space, and clarity, helping people understand the connections between themselves, their communities, and the world around them. To that end, we offer "pay what you can" ticket options on all events and classes.