Volume

A festival of sound and vision
Art Gallery of New South Wales
22 Sep – 8 Oct 2023

Joe Rainey

Volume

A festival of sound and vision
Art Gallery of New South Wales
22 Sep – 8 Oct 2023

Joe Rainey

A person with light brown skin, a short goatee and glasses looks over their left shoulder with a thoughtful expression. Behind them are several autumn trees and a down pipe.

Joe Rainey, photo: David Guttenfelder

Joe Rainey is a modern powwow singer who is a member of the Red Lake Ojibwe people from Minnesota, North America. His debut solo album Niineta (meaning ‘just me’ in Ojibwe) from 2022 opened new sonic dialogues by expanding on traditions with the addition of both arcane audio techniques and machines (cassette recorders, tape loops) and modern experimental electronics.