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Rekodi Maji is a project/artwork by Walter Kitundu in conversation with waterways and the communities which they surround. The sculptural heart is a kayak adorned with strings, floats, anemometers, and sound-makers carefully calibrated to respond to the sea state, the movement of the boat, and the weather conditions. This instrument will record sonic data as Kitundu paddles past coastlines and islands and into bays and inlets. The kayak itself serves as a resonant chamber to amplify the sounds of strings and tines on the hull. Each journey will produce a unique composition, an audio rendering of a particular line traced on the surface of the sea, lake, or river. Rekodi Maji will be performed on waterways in Biddeford, Maine. The engagement will also include an artist talk, workshop with Biddeford High School students and a panel conversation hosted by Biddeford’s Climate Task Force. A documentary film will chronicle the entire three site tour and will be screened virtually in 2024.