Beyond the Hold in C# Minor, 2025

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Duration: 19:12  minutes, loop

 

Beyond the Hold in C# Minor is a deep sonic work to accompany the photographic installation of Beyond the Hold, reflecting the hauntological space within the enslaved ship's hold. The sound moves through and beyond the space of containment—both physical and psychic. Drawing on atmosphere and sonic rupture, the piece resists linear narration, instead evoking the lingering presence of what cannot be fully told or archived. Operating as a speculative and affective register, the audio holds memory and survival in tension—gesturing toward forms of Black existence that persist beyond capture and beyond the hold.

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Commissioned by Firstsite as part of the solo exhibition It Should Not Be Forgotten, 2025. Funded by Arts Council England, Firstsite and Trevor Fenwick. With support from the Royal College of Art. 

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Credits: Composed by Kirke Gross; Installation images: Jane Lloyd