One random interest that Hart has is incorporating turntables into his work or the idea of movement. He really likes the simple invention of the wheel–moving things forward.

Thinking about space and how we utilise them. Thinking about spaces around the institutions (Universities), finding spaces that were not being used and turning them into a performance space.

One room or hallway in the Chelsea collage of art had an angular floor that Hart rolled marbles down, listening to the ambience and how the marbles moved, its internal rhythm. (This was a video) He believes this plays into Jazz improvisation.

Overlapping rhythms, crescendos, the rise and fall of natural rhythm.

Hart draws us to the phenomena of bikes. The video shows a large path in Amsterdam and the many bicycles being ridden across it. I have never listened to the sound of a bike as intently, but the sound of motion, the light ticking or hum of the pedals is extremely hypnotic. As they glide past the camera and microphone we can begin to pick out the different types of bikes be it old, new or rusty, even getting a sense of how they are ridden. Many similarities between a white noise or drone piece-tuning in or tuning out from one space (my home) to Amsterdam. The all have a personal sound or ‘sound signature’.

The sounds create themselves.

Hart is a painter and situates his focus on sound. What happens when you put those two words together? One of his paintings is in the Hayward Gallery, exploring black music, it’s history and the stories that go with it.

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/mixing-it-painting-today

Hosting a residence in a gallery, Hart wanted to focus on improvisation within a particular space during the conditions of Covid. Inviting multiple artists, dancers and musicians, Hart explored call and response, extend periods of thinking about sound, interpreting and answering questions with sound–

eg. Hart asked a number of questions to the musician Shabaka Hutching who would only reply with his flute and Sax. Hart noted that due to the tones and melodies accsociated with particular feelings spoke to him.

Carving out spaces.

Hart recommends this art space: https://www.hoxton253.com/opportunities.html