Join artist Lani Trock of Soft Future for a guided immersive listening experience and participatory listening experience in response to her installation in Material Prophecies: Craft as Divination. Set within the landscape of Pasadena's Arlington Garden, this performance invites participants into a shared space of deep listening, gentle movement, and collective presence.
Through sound, voice, and embodied attention, participants will be guided through practices of slowing down, grounding, and attuning to both body and environment. Developed in collaboration with artists and musicians David Moses, Sheila Govindarajan, and Kiernan, the program creates opportunities for reflection, connection, and renewal through collective experience.
As a restorative offering, Field of Listening welcomes community members seeking space for care, contemplation, and reconnection in the wake of recent wildfires. Presented in partnership with Arlington Gardens and Pasadena’s Armory Center for the Arts, the program extends the exhibition’s exploration of craft, intuition, and practices of healing.
The event is free to attend. RSVP required. Space is limited.
Founded in opposition to overdevelopment and the expansion of the 710 Freeway, Arlington Garden is Pasadena's only dedicated public garden. Since breaking ground 20 years ago, this three-acre urban oasis has blossomed into a vibrant wildlife habitat for Pasadena's native flora and fauna, an outdoor classroom, and the host to the only remaining orange grove along historic Orange Grove Boulevard.
We gather at Arlington Garden monthly to reconnect with the natural world and with our community. Here, we are reminded of what's possible when we come together to self-determine our collective futures through art, ecology, and the simple act of gathering among friends. This garden stands as a testament to the power of grassroots action and the transformative potential of communal stewardship.