An image of rolling dunes and blue sky, upside down

Andy Graydon, still from still from "A*," 2019; four-channel video, 4.1 sound; 29 min.

Andy Graydon

Minnesota
Interdisciplinary
Artist in Residence, 2023
↗ www.andygraydon.net

Climate
Future
Light
Portrait of Andy Graydon.

Artist Statement

I am an artist and filmmaker originally from Maui, Hawai’i. My work is concerned with natural and social ecologies, and with sound and listening as creative practices. Recent projects have focused on island ecologies and the imaginal and narrative forms employed by the natural sciences. My projects frequently engage structures of music such as the ensemble, the score, improvisation and variation, and techniques of the voice. This work is often ephemeral in nature, combining minimal materials with elements that are absent, fictional, or imaginary.

 

While at Headlands

While at Headlands I will be working on a new sound project based on environmental and interspecies listening practices. The studio at Headlands will be important as a place for composition and production, as well as individual and group critical listening, and most importantly as an environment to explore and possibly incorporate into the compositions.

 

Supported by Artist Communities Alliance’s (ACA) McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium. This partnership between ACA and the McKnight Foundation supports selected residency program partners in developing fair and just policies, and provides McKnight Artist Fellows with residency opportunities at these partner programs. This consortium aims to support the development of residency environments where any artist can thrive.
Selected Work
A blurry assortment of reflected images
Andy Graydon, still from "The Great Refractor," 2022; 4k video, 5.1 surround sound; 32 min.
An image of a large glass sphere held in an apparatus against a blue background
Andy Graydon, still from "The Great Refractor," 2022; 4k video, 5.1 surround sound; 32 min.
Hands holding a paper nest or basket
Andy Graydon, still from "The Great Refractor," 2022; 4k video, 5.1 surround sound; 32 min.
A series of images in a line of various structures
Andy Graydon,"A*," 2019; installation view, Honolulu Biennial; four-channel video, 4.1 sound; 29 min.
An image of a castle like structure on the left side of the view, with white text on a black background on the right. The text reads
Andy Graydon, still from "A Universal Syntax," 2017; installation for two 35mm slide projectors and micro-controller.
A large gallery room with shelfs holding record players
Andy Graydon, "Untitled (plate tectonics)," 2014; installation view, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK; multi-channel sound installation with acetate phonograph records.

 

Supported by Artist Communities Alliance’s (ACA) McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium. This partnership between ACA and the McKnight Foundation supports selected residency program partners in developing fair and just policies, and provides McKnight Artist Fellows with residency opportunities at these partner programs. This consortium aims to support the development of residency environments where any artist can thrive.