About this Event
Join us at Chelsea College of Arts for The Listening Sweet, an evening of sound, collaboration and coming together as part of the public programme for If you like rice, you’ll understand – Collective Noise; a new cross-site project by artist Andrew Pierre Hart and collaboration between iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) and Chelsea Space.
During The Listening Sweet, an invited group of artists, writers and cultural practitioners will contribute with live responses to the themes of Andrew’s work, translating this through their own practice, thinking or experience and resulting in a joyful, meditative listening session for all to be welcomed and part of.
Encouraging another way of encountering the project, which is formed of both a cross-site exhibition and publication alongside the programme - iniva and Chelsea Space invite audiences to be curious, generous, and to assume the unexpected.
If you like rice, you’ll understand – Collective Noise is a new project by Andrew Pierre Hart that draws on Stuart Hall's cultural studies and pedagogical legacy to explore sound as a form of learning and cultural exchange. Bringing together painting, photography, moving image, text and sound, the project considers how knowledge travels through everyday practices, informal gatherings, and sonic experiences.
Developed through personal travel, artistic research, and ongoing engagement with the Stuart Hall Library, Andrew will examine the relationship between sound and diasporic experiences, inviting audiences to reflect on how cultural knowledge is produced and shared across communities.
Using iniva and Chelsea Space as catalysts for experimentation and reflection, Andrew will consider how different ways of coming together might be imagined and experienced.
Participants to be announced.
Please note, photo and video recording will be taking place at this event.
If you have any access needs or questions, please email [email protected]
Exhibition runs 2 October – 11 December 2026, Tuesday - Friday, and the first Saturday of every month (3 October, 7 November, and 5 December), from 10am - 5pm.
Event venue & nearby stays
Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London, United Kingdom
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