Emily Johnson and Kai Recollet
Kinstillatory Mappings in Light and Dark Matter
May 21, 2026
6–8pm
Join us for May's Kinstillatory Fire alongside an improvisational radio making experience with Wave Farm’s Bianca Felix Biberaj and Meredith Kooi. Participants are encouraged to bring sound recordings that respond to any or all of the following prompts:
- The sounds outside your window
- A place in your neighborhood that you spend time in
- A voice that brings you joy
- Your nearest body of water / water source
- Cooking or eating sounds from a recent meal
- And if you've got one, bring a battery-powered radio receiver!
Kinstillatory Mappings in Light and Dark Matter is a series of fires hosted, held, and lightly curated by artists Emily Johnson and Kai Recollet. This monthly outdoor gathering at the Miriam and Harold Steinberg Plaza centers anti-colonial, Indigenous, feminist, and gender-expansive care ethics and practices.
Due to capacity limits, RSVPs will be honored on a first come, first serve basis. A reservation does not guarantee admittance.
Image by Andrew Federman
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Funding
Kinstillatory Mappings in Light and Dark Matter was created with funding from The MAP Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.