Category: Projects
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EcoLocated
M.A.R.I.N. made its debut at ISEA2009 Belfast in August 2009. This first expedition, the “Irish Sea EcoLocated Residency”, focused upon Littoral cultures: how marine ecologies close to human settlements are perceived by scientists and local communities, and how our art & science research team will introduce new cultural strategies to interlace them. The MARIN vessel…
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Zephyr II
Zephyr ~ an Æolian kinetic sculpture for the Geraldton foreshore. Methinks, it should have been impossible Not to love all things in a World like this, Where e’en the Breezes of the simple Air Possess the power and Spirit of Melody! Coleridge, The Æolian Harp. Zephyr is playfully named after Zephyrus the Greek god of…
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BioSonics
BioSonics investigates the morphology of microscopic marine organisms. Installed at the Western Plains Museum and Art Gallery 2008. A short introduction filmed by Julia Burns. The rational and the fantastical: the morphology of Nigel Helyer, by Gail Priest. Despite Star Trek’s propagandist efforts for space as the final frontier, the vast unknown can be found…
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Run Silent Run Deep
Nigel undertook an Artist in Residence at The Marine Mammal Laboratory (Tropical Marine Science Institute) of the National University of Singapore; developing a project for ISEA2008 exhibited at the National Museum of Singapore, July ~ August 2008. Run Silent, Run Deep creates a multi-vocal and multi-cultural AudioPortrait of Singapore – in particular the area around…
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Sculpture in the Vineyards
[dropcap character=”A”] new work “Transformer” has been installed at the UnderCliff Vineyard in Wollembi alongside “Spinner” which remains in-situ from last year. [dropcap character=”M”]y approach to the sonic domain has always been informed by a Sculptor’s perspective which emphasises the experiential nature of sounds, linking them to the dynamic, material events that produce them and situating…
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WA Marine Facility ~ Ondes
Ondes Ondes is a public art commission for a new Marine facility at Henderson WA. The work is comprised of three elements; an outdoor kinetic work, consisting of six counter-balanced needles which interact with the wind; a series of interactive biomorphic sculptures that react to human movement via changes in their internal lighting and a…
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AudioMaze
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Quint de Loup II
Quint de Loup II was exhibited at the Tin Sheds Gallery, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Sydney. Fictionalising Fiction! ~ Nigel Helyer. In the beginning: As a thirteen-year-old lad I was once left to kick my heels for the day in central London, along with a couple of friends. Being both wary of getting…