Landon Caldwell
Landon Caldwell is a multi-disciplinary artist and composer based in Indianapolis. His work explores environment, family, and class, using sound, words, color, and other materials, presenting immersive environments that redirect attention to the present and reveal hidden layers of reality. Landon has toured extensively across the US, Canada, and Europe and regularly collaborates with artists and musicians in the Midwest and beyond, having served time in improvisational units like Eternal Husk, Crazy Doberman, and the Open Sex. With Mark Tester, he curates and runs Medium Sound, a focal point of adventurous music in Indianapolis. Since 2020, he has host free sound art programming, installations, and workshops through Sonic Potluck, a collaboration with Rob Funkhouser. His installation work has been exhibited at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Terminal Kyoto, the Indiana State Museum, and more.
SELECT WORKS
| Sound Field: a new body of work by Rob Funkhouser, Justin Cooper, and Landon Caldwell exploring the intersection between simple forms and wide possibility. Comprised of a set of three large wooden lattices with embedded electronics, the pieces serve both as physical sculptures and sonic canvases with the sound coming directly from the wooden panels of the sculpture. The centerpiece of this trio is a 20 foot long lattice that will be projecting 48 channel works composed specifically for this show. This is the first project for this team as a trio, bringing together Funkhouser’s mad scientist leanings, Cooper’s sage visual style, and Caldwell’s immersive sound practice. | Guichelaar Gallery at Tube Factory Artspace August/September 2024 |
| Branching Paths is a series of live performances and recordings that explores improvisation and multichannel sound. The series explores choice making in systems built of asynchronous loops, a compositional system built to replicate systems in the natural world, scaling compositional universes from macro to micro. | C.L.E.A.T. at Elastic Arts, Chicago, IL 2024 // Dear Mom, Indianapolis 2024 // Guichelaar Gallery, Tube Factory, Indianapolis 2024 |
| Light Music: a public generative light installation in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Commissioned by the Chicago Chamber of Commerce. | 2475 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 2024 |
| Symbiotic Hum: an audiovisual poem by Jessica Dunn and Landon Caldwell that celebrates Indiana’s biodiversity through a series of artistic explorations. During the creation of the lm, the artist-filmmakers immersed themselves into the natural world by researching, collecting, and documenting as many native plants and seeds as possible throughout the year. Through a seamless blend of animation, soundscapes, poetry, and macro/microscope videography, the film takes audiences on an enchanting exploration of the natural world from new perspectives. Commissioned by Indiana Humanities. The film premiered at Heartland Film Festival’s Indy Shorts at Newfields. | |
| A House Is Alive With Sound: an immersive installation created with help from Rob Funkhouser that uses kinetic & interactive sculpture, video, painting, an 8 channel generative sound installation, and non-traditional scores to bring focus and awareness to the sounds in our immediate domestic environments | July & August 2023, Guichelaar Gallery, Indianapolis |
| Reverie Garden: made in collaboration with visual artist Jessica Dunn, is an immersive audio-visual dreamscape inspired by the natural world. Viewers are invited to explore THE LUME to discover delights for the senses. Dunn led the visual component, creating enchanting environments inspired by memories from her frequent hikes in Indiana parks. Combining painting and animation techniques, she developed numerous habitats showcasing native biodiversity from surreal perspectives. Caldwell composed the audio drawing on the sounds of nature, running them through a hypnagogic filter, and summoning a contemplative sonic environment. Reverie Garden provides a space where viewers can play, meditate and reflect. On display into 2024. | 2023, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields |
| Hidden World: a collaborative exhibition series focused on sound and its relation to ecology, community, and accessibility. Hidden World presents new works that directly engage listeners with their immediate environment. Hidden World has included pop-up exhibitions in collaboration with Kelly Cook, Morgan Robinson-Gay, Rob Funkhouser, Jessica Dunn, and April Knauber. This series was made possible by the Power Plant Grant program of Big Car Collaborative funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The project received additional funding from the Puffin Foundation. | |
| Pantry Connection: a collaborative sound and space experience made with Nat Russell, inspired by some of his existing print and sculpture piece. Pantry Connection is an ambient commercial for an imaginary existential convenience store. Presented at Russell's HERE IT IS IT ALWAYS IS show. | Tube Factory, Indianapolis |
| Loom: an interactive and playable sonic environment inspired by the Jacquard Loom commissioned by the Indiana State Museum for Gallery One | Indiana State Museum |
| Ocean Music: this sound installation was created for the seventh annual Shitsurai exhibition at The Terminal Gallery, a Kyo-machiya townhouse in Kyoto, Japan. It was created in collaboration with the photographer Lane Diko for a site-specific installation in the underground bomb shelter space of the building. | The Terminal, Kyoto, Japan. 2021 |
| Unified Stream: a series of site-specific interactive soundtracks for public greenspaces. Using GPS-driven, interactive soundscapes, the artist created site-specific soundtracks posing the entirety of several public parks as a dynamic and changing musical universe. | Garfield Park, Indianapolis & Ellenberger Park, Indianapolis |
| Sonic Potluck: initially an artist-in-residence program in collaboration with Rob Funkhouser for Cat Head Press, the residency’s explorations of community building through experimental composition grew into an ongoing series of workshops, performances, installations, and an exhibition where the artists aimed to demystify the processes used in experimental music, create community, and encourage exploration and play. Exhibition video. Workshop and performance audio. | Various locations, Indianapolis, 2021 - present |
| Black River: Composition for video by Jan Staller | score, 2021 |
| Dear Friend: this film was created as a gift for our loved ones while we were all in isolation. The sole utility of the piece is to brighten up your day and to bring you back to the little pleasures of childhood. Filmed and in-camera edited in Super 8mm by Rocio Mesa with an original soundtrack by Landon Caldwell. | |
| Found In A House: multimedia group performance incorporating music, film, and dance. | 2019, White Rabbit |
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Landon Caldwell is a multi-disciplinary artist and composer based in Indianapolis, specializing in immersive sound installations, public art, and innovative audio experiences. With a keen ability to merge technology, environment, and community engagement, Landon’s work has been commissioned by prestigious institutions, including the Arts Council of Indianapolis, The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, the Indiana State Museum, the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, and more.Landon’s portfolio spans site-specific installations, multi-channel sound environments, bespoke compositions, and public art projects, all of which showcase his expertise in creating transformative sensory experiences. His work also includes creative workshops and film composition, where he collaborates with filmmakers, visual artists, and cultural organizations to produce works that resonate deeply with diverse audiences.A seasoned professional with international experience, Landon has exhibited and performed across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. He is regularly sought after for his ability to conceptualize and execute large-scale projects that explore the intersection of sound, space, and human experience.Landon’s work is ideal for high-impact public art commissions, museum installations, bespoke compositions, and collaborations with forward-thinking brands and cultural institutions looking to push the boundaries of sensory art and audience engagement.
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