Tiana Garoogian is a queer artist, community organizer, and intuitive guide from the Armenian diaspora. Their multi-sensory approach explores spirituality, consciousness and embodiment rooting in a practice of deep listening. Connecting threads between ancestral communion and queer futurity their work dreams in the space between remembering and imagining.
Their works are supported by Regional Arts & Culture Council, The Ford Family Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Bodecker Foundation, The Portland Art Museum, the Oregon Arts Commission, and Northwest Film Center.
They have served as artist in residence at Suttle Lodge, The Office of Virtue, Sou' Wester Lodge, and Oregon State University's Trillium Project.
Clamber is an underground artist studying non-places and the disembodiment of being in a society where they do not seem to fit anywhere in particular. Clamber practice involves exploring specific senses through a variety of mediums, including film, music, photography and industrial critique.
Their output involves noise performances, installations, sound collage and general states of sonic and sensory arrest. Using field recordings and heavy rhythmic patterns, Clamber combines hypnotic visuals with stunning soundscapes to create a sonic portrait of human landscapes often passed through.
They are the co-founder of Bento Records and the former Boathouse Experimental Studios, a queer-run underground venue. They have performed in Portland, Boston and California.