Circuit 03: Pet Sounds
Circuit 03 was our first to include an open call out for public submissions, alongside four commissions. In the end we received 71 submissions from 12 countries. Our creative partner for Circuit 03: Pet Sounds is NYC-based pet portrait artist, Ben Lenovitz. Our Circuit Supporter is the Independent Media Initiative (IMI.)
Everyone who participated has created a fluxwork in response to the following prompts, which were directly inspired by Ben's artwork:
Run three minutes long
Feature a pet protagonist or antagonist
Exhibit a moment of audible ALL CAPS
Reference the color blue
Circuit 03 debuted June 11 at the live Tribeca Audio Event IMI and Audio Flux Present Pet Sounds.
COMMISSIONED WORKS: Super Pets by Kalila Holt (US), OJ the Scaredy Cat by KalaLea (US). Apartment 201 by Ryan Ng (US), The Pittie Dialogues by Mark Pagán (US)
CIRCUIT SELECTS: feathers by Jules Bradley (US), Magnus the Maine Coon by Jasmyn Morris (US), Ladrida Verdad / The Bark Side, by Mariano Pagella (Argentina), She a Good Girl Despite Some Evidence to the Contrary by Sharif Youssef (US)
HONORABLE LISTENS: Christine and Simon by Mira Burt-Wintonick (Canada), Mika and Her Mysterious Friend by Mika and Lucy Cathcart Froden (Sweden), The Parrot by Wederik De Backer (Belgium), Bon Voyage Mr. Buttons, by Lina Prestwood (UK), Blue Moon by Wanda Strukus (US)
Circuit 03 Fluxworks
The Super Pets (Kalila Holt, US)
[Commissioned] When Kalila was a kid, she imagined her pets as superheroes.
OJ the Scaredy Cat (KalaLea, US)
[Commissioned] A young woman takes her boyfriend's cat to the vet and reflects on how she got here.
The Pittie Dialogues (Mark Pagán, US)
[Commissioned] A spring shave and energetic pup unlock new connections in Mark's neighborhood.
feathers (Jules Bradley, US)
[Circuit Select] I’ve known a lot of roosters in my day. All of them--bastards. Except for one.
Magnus the Maine Coon (Jasmyn Morris, US)
[Circuit Select] Jasmyn’s been recording her cat’s purrs for more than 10 years, anticipating the day she’d no longer hear them.
Ladrida Verdad / The Bark Side (Mariano Pagella, Argentina)
[Circuit Select] Las cosas que se esconden detrás de un ruido muy fuerte / The stuff that hides behind a loud noise.
She a Good Girl Despite Some Evidence to the Contrary (Sharif Youssef, US)
[Circuit Select] Nelzon The Dog is interviewed about her debut album.
Christine and Simon (Mira Burt-Wintonick, Canada)
In a year of grief, my mum meets a therapy dog in the back alley.
Mika and Her Mysterious Friend (Mika and Lucy Cathcart Froden, Sweden)
The true story of a young girl meeting a friend she'll never forget.
The Parrot (Wederik De Backer, Belgium)
A blue parrot can say only three things, one of which is really problematic.
Bon Voyage, Mr. Buttons (Lina Prestwood, UK)
A life-affirming voicenote encounter with a Syrian Hamster.
