Sound Bath: In Drexciya with Courtenay Mayes

Step into an immersive portal where movement and sound merge in a hypnotic underwater world.

Inspired by the lush and evocative works of Firelei Báez, this transformative embodiment practice will take place within the grotto-like installation at the heart of the exhibition, A Drexcyen Chronocommons (To win the war you fought it sideways).

Led by artist Courtenay Mayes, participants will be guided through fluid, meditative movements, grounding their attention within the body. As the session progresses, a resonant guided soundbath of soft chimes, deep vibrations and undulating tonal waves will wash over the space, creating an otherworldly connection to the watery depths and encouraging reflection on the emotions and narratives evoked by Báez’s work.

In this sound bath experience, the boundaries between art, body and the imagination will dissolve, offering a transformational deep dive into somatic intelligence and the adaptive unconscious, inviting participants to connect deeply with the themes of identity, resilience and transformation present in Báez’s art.

This event is free and open to the public. Capacity is very limited. Registration is required.

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This event is being presented as part of the Gallery’s Celebrating Black Futures programming. Find out more » 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Courtenay Mayes (she/they) is an artist and designer with a focus on the mental, physical and spiritual dimensions of the human experience. Working in film, textiles, the healing arts and choreography, her performative sensory experiments are informed by experiential research, altered states of consciousness, writing, literature and her personal collections. Mayes has received certification in various meditation modalities and a BFA in Fibres and Material Practices from Concordia University. They work as an Intimacy Choreographer for Canadian Performance (ACTRA) and as a Costume Designer with the IATSE and AQTIS artist unions in BC and Quebec. Mayes is a guest on the unceded Indigenous territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and in Tioh’tià:ke (Montreal).