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Welcome Children (Stay Small): A Sound Art Installation (last edited: 2025)

Jeffrey Cobbold
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This artistic research exposition serves as a virtual presentation of the sound art installation, 'Welcome Children (Stay Small)', on view at 'The WaveCave: An Experimental Sound Space' at California Institute of the Arts within the Herb Alpert School of Music from September 14 - 20, 2025. Works: Welcome Children Color video with sound 14 minutes 19 seconds (loop) 2025 Stay Small Color video with sound 3 minutes (loop) 2025 Artist Statement: Welcome Children (Stay Small) is a multimedia installation exploring a series of manipulated Google Search images of diverse children, which are juxtaposed with moving images of a children’s night lamp. The images are concurrent with drones and reverberated audio samples, which sonically collide. Through the symbolism that sound and image provide, this installation highlights the inevitable reality of children losing their innocence in an imperfect world and the longing of so many of us to protect them from the harm of life and adulthood. Welcome Children (Stay Small) was inspired by the song “Stay Small” by former North American post-rock band, The Receiving End of Sirens, and the New Testament theological essay, “Jesus Loves the Little Children: A Theological Reading of Mark 9:14-29 for Children with Serious Illnesses or Disabilities and Their Caregivers”, written by Dr. Melanie Howard. It is important to note that from 2004 - 2018, I worked with children as a music teacher and Christian educator. I dedicate Welcome Children (Stay Small) to those who also work with children and seek to help them become resilient in the face of life’s pain and ambiguities.
typeresearch exposition
keywordschildren, childhood studies, children's ministry, sound art, installation, video, photography
date06/07/2025
last modified14/09/2025
statusin progress
share statuspublic
affiliationCalifornia Institute of the Arts
copyright2025
licenseAll rights reserved
languageAmerican English
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3786470/3786471
external linkhttps://welcomechildrenstaysmall.splashthat.com/


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nameStay Small
copyright2025 Jeffrey Cobbold
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usagesvideo
nameWelcome Children
copyright2025 Jeffrey Cobbold
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usagesvideo
nameHoward.Melanie.JesusLovesChildrenMk9 (1)
copyright2012-2013 Melanie Howard
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usagespdf
nameThe Receiving End of Sirens - The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi
copyright2007 The Receiving End of Sirens
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