Plants and Creative Practice 2: Sound
| Dates: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 18:15 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Creative Manchester |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Current University students |
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| Speaker: | Younje Cho, Henry McPherson |
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The second in the Plants and Creative Practice online event series
This second event in the Plants and Creative Practice webinar series brings together Korean composer and eco-sonic artist Younje Cho (IU, Jacobs) and improviser, artist and researcher Henry McPherson (UoM, Music), who will talk about how their praxis engages with and responds to more-than-human worlds.
Drawing inspiration from nature and wildlife, Cho bridges human experience with the natural world through what he calls a "pan-natural" approach—an organic exploration of sound that reveals instincts shared across species. McPherson’s work explores human-environment relationships through music and sonic art, often inspired by plant ecosystems and woodland landscapes. His research looks at how improvisation and ‘in the moment’ creativity can support our individual, collective, and environmental wellbeing.
This event is only open to staff and students from University of Manchester, or Indiana University Bloomington
About the series: What do plants have to do with creative work? How can creativity evolve through engagement with plantlife? Does partnering with plants change our understanding of ‘creativity’ or reframe creative methods and processes? This webinar series from Indiana University’s Environmental Futures in the Arts and Humanities Initiative and the University of Manchester’s Creative Manchester research platform explores Plants and Creative Practice through three dialogues between researchers, writers and artists based at these two universities. Each session pairs creative/research practitioners in focused conversations on how plant life shapes creative work across Poetry, Sound, and Textile Arts to reflect upon how vegetal thinking can shape artistic practice today.
Timings
5 - 6:15pm - Manchester, UK (GMT)
12 - 1:15pm Bloomington, Indiana (EDT)
Accessibility
This is an online event. If you have particular access needs, please let us know in advance by providing details when registering for your ticket or by emailing creative@manchester.ac.uk
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