Opening Reception | What Water Wants

Please join Clockshop in celebrating the opening of artist Rosten Woo’s binaural audio tour What Water Wants along the pedestrian path of the Los Angeles River. This family-friendly event will feature opportunities to connect to the natural world and learn about nature-based solutions toward climate resilience. Offerings include hands-on workshops by artist Misa Chhan and mycologist Danielle Stevenson, and educational activities with community partners California State Parks, the Inclusive Infrastructure Design Lab, the Safe Clean Water Program, and The Nature Conservancy.

In a 30-minute experience, Woo's audio tour moves between a guided meditation and speculative disaster horror, evoking multiple perspectives of the river’s history and future as if flipping through sonified apertures. The sound composition was designed for binaural listening to sonically transport listeners across geographic time and space, allowing them to experience water’s flows, speeds, and movements across the greater Los Angeles Basin.

Attendees can reserve a timed spot on one of the consecutive 30-minute tours with provided over-the-ear headsets upon arrival. The tour is available in both English and Spanish, and bilingual staff will be available. Attendees can enjoy the reception with music by DJ Muezette while waiting for or after finishing their tour. Light refreshments will be provided. All ages are welcome.