SDF

Can the answers to our present chaos and hints to the solutions for our survival be found in the imaginings of free-spirited artists? This is the question that inspired this year’s SDF2020 art project, the product of the collective intelligence of a diverse group of artists, each preeminent in their respective fields. The team’s name is Fermata, which they describe as a reference to the musical symbol that slows or halts the rhythm of movement, or the tempo, in a work of music, whether in the middle or at the end, changing the mood and expression conveyed. When everyone is racing at the same speed in the same direction, someone needs to pause and take a breath, and look for those that all of the others may have left behind. Fermata explores the possibilities latent in sound as a vehicle for reflection and imagination about our future.