Year : 1992

Exhibited. As part of the Working in Public project, John Barrett-Lennard and ArtSpace, Sydney, 1992.

Materials. Steel Bell, Performer, Radiophonic Broadcast.

Dimensions. 25m x 12m overall installation ~ performance space with Nationwide live broadcast at Midnight for 21 days.

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Notes. The Story so far…Catalogue text for Working in Public.

Field Notes from An UnRequited Space.

I found a small transistor…sometimes I get batteries as...

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Year : 1984

EXHIBITED

Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK (1984)

MATERIALS

Section 1, Vessel elements: pit fired/blackened earthenware.

Section 2: - Pillars:  wood and metal-lath armature with raw clay cladding (air dried).

Section 3: - Vessel/lamp elements:  copper foil, stoneware; paraffin lights.

DIMENSIONS

Overall floor Coverage: 14m x 8m (112m2)
Section 1: - Max. linear dimension 20cm (x220 elements)
Section 2: - 3.30m x 1.20m dia. at base (x2)
Section 3:...

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A collaborative project with Simo Alitalo.

Exhibited. Nykytaiteen Museo, Helsinki (Kiasma) 1999. Auckland City Art Gallery 1999.
And as radio broadcast for YLE Finland and ABC Australia.

Materials. Multi Channel 3D audio system, Underwater audio system, Life-rafts, Hydrophones.

Dimensions. Installation footprint 12m x 12m x 3.5m

Notes. The Transit of Venus is a major project proposed in the form of a series of International exhibitions, broadcasts and Interactive...

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A Sound-sculpture installation located in two sites.

Exhibited. The Muu Galerie, Helsinki, Finland and at the Cholera Basin, Helsinki Harbour 1996.

Materials. x2 Bronze Bells, x32 Voltaic cells and electronic circuits, audio equipment with ISDN telephone line. Zinc wall texts.

Dimension. Gallery installation :- 6m x 6m, Harbour installation :- variable.

Toll. This project was realised in the Muu Galerie, Helsinki, October 1996 as part of the “Sounds From Elsewhere”...

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Exhibited.

The Performance Space, Sydney, 1987.

Materials. Section 1: - Pipe element: Rough sawn Oregon timber, Plywood, Steel fittings and industrial turbine.

Section 2: - Fan corridor: x 2 industrial turbines on timber mounts.

Section 3: - Bell element: Raw clay over wood and expanded metal armature, with plywood mould board attached.

Dimensions. Section 1: - 7m x 2m x 1.5m.


Section 2: - 2m x 2m x 1m (each unit).

Section 3: - 3.5m x 3m dia.

Notes. A Symphony...

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Exhibited

W.I.N.D.O.W. Gallery, Sydney as part of SoundCulture 1991.

Materials.
Form ply exterior, Zinc speaker cone with audio system and x2 channel audio loop, Viewing ports with x5 military models and video screen.

Dimensions
Entire gallery interior, frontage access only. Notes. This small city storefront gallery was architecturally modified, replacing the normal viewing space with an auditory mechanism, which presented to the street, via the open mouth of an...

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Exhibited
Installation form ~ Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1992.
Radio Broadcast component ~ 120 minutes Opera for ABC Radio.

Materials.
Perforated Zincalum, Steel, Wire rigging, Audio electronics.

Dimensions.
Each unit 2.5m x 2.5m (diameter).

Broadcast Structure.
Text generated with interactive text programme. Human Vocals with synthetic orchestration.

Duration.
120 minutes.

Notes. Siren Song was exhibited at the State Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney)...

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From June 1999 until September 2001 Nigel Helyer worked as an Artist in Residence at Lake Technology in Sydney, http://www.lake.com developing the Sonic Landscapes Virtual Audio Reality system. The project was funded for the first twelve months by the New Media Board of the Australia Council for the Arts under its Art and Industry partnerships category.

The salient feature of the Sonic Landscapes project waqs the juxtaposition of a fictive (but very convincing) 3D...

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A marine sound installation for the Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK, and accompanying radio broadcasts.

Exhibited.
Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK as part of ISEA 1998.

Materials.
Marine Buoy + audio/electronics.

Dimensions.
Buoy 3m x 2m diameter.
Sonic footprint variable.
Soundtext x2 Audio Cd in random shuffle loop mode + Broadcast.

Radio Broadcast; x12 broadcasts of x5 minutes duration, stereo for bbc radio.

Notes.
A project proposal ~ Ship to Shore seeks to raise...

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Exhibited.

Arizona State University 2002.

Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth 2002.

Stanford University Gallery 2003.

Boutwell Draper Gallety, Sydney 2003.

Materials.
Timber, Carpet and Prayer Mats, Facsimile Landmine and Mine detectors, Audio electronics x16 channel, projection.

Dimensions.
19m x 10m x 4m.

Notes.
In English we speak of mines sown in fields or laid somewhat akin to an egg, or perhaps a cunningly laid trap. This is a domestic and agricultural lexicon whose...

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