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NAISA Memory Wall

25 Years of Memories in Sound

South Asian man holding a rake bar in his left hand. In the middle of the bar there is a rusted and empty cable reel. In his right hand is a mallet which he is using to make sounds from the cable reel.
Person wearing headphones and magenta touque and operating portable sound recorder under a magenta umbrella.
Rani Jambak in front of microphone with glasses; wearing black saree and head covering.
Children in grass area with white pvc pipes from the Sensation of Distribution outdoor sound sculpture.
water rapids between two large rock formations with a man and woman sitting on the rocks with their backs to the camera and facing the rapids.
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cork sculpture in a row of dirt in a gallery with a digital image of a tree on a screen.
Woman with black framed glasses touching drawings of insects on a table.
weathered outdoor upright piano with front facing peeled away.
Man hunched over bag of recording equipment surrounded by fall leaves on the forest floor.
Adult male standing with hands on a customized joystick and trackball controller and speakers and video displays in the background.
Rotary Telephone on a black podium with windows, chairs and loudspeakers.
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Male and Female percussionists striking ceramic containers outdoors in front of park benches. Containers are positioned on a red bath towel.
Open for Photo Credits
  1. Debashis Sinha performing at the NAISA Sound Bash in March 2013. Photo by Stefan Rose.
  2. Natasha Barrett setting up for hydrophone recording workshop in October 2017. Photo by Anton Pickard.
  3. Rani Jambak performing at NAISA in September 2025. Photo by Darren Copeland.
  4. Visitors in August 2023 enjoying the Sensation of Distribution by Mitchell Akiyama and Brady Peters, a permanent sound installation outdoors at NAISA. Photo by Nadene Thériault-Copeland.
  5. Collecting sounds from the South River Cascade for Eric Powell’s Voice of the Water installation. Photo by Darren Copeland.
  6. Collecting sounds for the Almaguin Community Soundscapes exhibition. Photo by Nadene Thériault-Copeland.
  7. Jane Tingley’s installation Foresta Inclusive (ex)tending towards. Photo by Jane Tingley.
  8. Kristine Diekman interacting with Secret Reception, an installation she co-created with Ben Pagac and Tony Allard.
  9. The Decomposing Piano outside at NAISA in South River. Photo by Darren Copeland.
  10. Workshop participant from the Julie Andreyev and Simon Overstall Lysander’s workshop Branching Songs in the forest at Warbler’s Roost. Photo by Hailey Matheson.
  11. Colin Frank interacting with his installation Sound Map of Machine Songs in Sherbrooke. Photo by Darren Copeland.
  12. Don Ritter’s installation o telephone at NAISA in South River. Photo by Darren Copeland.
  13. James Bailey preparing his installation Piano Travels at NAISA in South River. Photo by Darren Copeland.
  14. Mark Zurawinski and Germaine Liu performing at Artscape Wychwood Barns Farmer’s Market in August 2012. Photo by Stefan Rose.

Send us Your Memory

March 12, 2026 is NAISA’s 25th Anniversary.
To help us celebrate, we are reaching out to artists and followers of NAISA’s past presentations, and asking them to share a memory from their experiences, or a reflection on how NAISA’s activity in sound art has impacted them.

How to Share

  1. Share a memory you have of a NAISA show. Include the general city and country where you are recording from.
  2. Record by clicking on the record button and we will add it to the Memory Wall afterwards.

    Press the button to start recording your memory for the Memory Wall. 5 minute duration limit. Include which city and country you are recording from so we can add you to the map.

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  3. Alternatively, you can make a separate recording and upload it in mp3 format by selecting a location on the map below. Write a title and a brief description for your recording.
  4. Contributions are anonymous.
  5. Recordings will be vetted before appearing on the map.
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We look forward to listening to what you shared and adding you to our map of memories.

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