Transcript[A string quartet plays throughout, dissonant and inspired by the natural sounds of Isle Royale.]
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Erik DeLuca presents an 8mm film of Isle Royale sights, punctuated by his own musical composition produced in 2011 as an Isle Royale National Park Artist-in-Residence. The Voxare String Quartet performs his work. Wolf ListenersErik DeLuca's essay, "Wolf Listeners: An Introduction to the Acoustemological Politics and Poetics of Isle Royale National Park" explores the idea of listening to wolf howls as both material object and socially constructed metaphor. 
About the ArtistErik DeLuca is an artist and experimental musician who creates projects that respond to place and invite people to listen—both literally and metaphorically. His work spans performance, installation, text, and community-based learning. Through sound and archives, he explores how power shapes what we remember and how we communicate. He is especially interested in spaces where boundaries between people, land, and technologies knot, jam, and open possibilities for repair. His work is presented at Kling & Bang, Fieldwork: Marfa, the U.S. National Park Service, and the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, and broadcast on Montez Press Radio and performed at Danspace Project and the Hammer Museum. His writing is published in Third Text, The Wire, and Boston Art Review. DeLuca is Associate Professor of Art Education and Contemporary Art Practice at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He earned a PhD in music from the University of Virginia and was a Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture participant. His collaborations with the 7ajar School of Creative Research/Resistance in Ramallah shape his listening and learning. You can view more of Erik DeLuca's work on the artist's personal webpage.
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Last updated: January 12, 2026