un/gather: sound design documentation

Some video documentation of Linda Lou Murphy's un/gather exhibition at EAF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih767vr0j5o

Un/gather opening night

Last night was the opening of Linda Lou Murphy's un/gather performance and exhibition at the EAF. It was a nice night with a good crowd and reception. My installation sound suited the environment quite well, despite the fact it could scarcely be heard with a crowd in the space. I observed some nice moments when the conversations died away temporarily and the droney textures resurfaced with the occasional 'konk' and 'snap' of a dynamic sound element.

I'll be going into the space during the week to get some recordings/video doc done.

Many thanks to Linda for providing me with this opportunity, it's been a very good experience.

Apologies to Melentie for spilling wine on the wall.

Ungather bumps into EAF

This afternoon I was at the Experimental Art Foundation wrangling with the boomy exhibition space which is admittedly ill suited for audio. The reverb is quite something - a good thing I don't use too much artificial reverb in my pieces! Thankfully the 'dry' character of my piece manages to work in consort with the natural reverb as a positive element, it seems to colour the space nicely. Some expert advise from EAF's resident install tech Michael was very helpful too. Nice Bose speakers.

It's always a bit unpredictable going into a space for the first time as you can't really predict what it's going to sound like. I'll be making some subtle refinements tomorrow morning then we can wait for the opening next Thursday.

Ungather update

My sound pieces for Linda Lou Murphy's upcoming Un/Gather exhibition cum-performance at the EAF are nearly finished. I don't understand all of the flak Gargeband cops, its video feature is remarkably simple and runs quite smoothly. As long as you don't start feeding DV files into it.

Stelarc residency

I have been asked by Libby Raupach of the Helpmann Academy to work with prominant new media artist Stelarc during his residency in Adelaide during May this year. It's an exciting opportunity to be offered and I look forward to commencing work with him. Sans meathooks thankfully.