The Audio Nomad project is an exciting new development in Australian Research and Development that combines the skills and talents of Artists with those of Scientists in an imaginative collaboration that is developing technologies to support and deliver creative public sound-art events. Our specific interests are in location sensitive, mobile audio systems that generate immersive sound experiences. Our approach is to mould our research and development around the real...
TAG: environmental project
“LifeBoat” is a prosaic title indicating both the physical reality (the project is contained within a fully weatherproofed ship’s lifeboat) and somewhat more conceptually, as the lifeboat has become home to a Biotechnology lab; a home to the processes of life itself. On a metaphorical level, this project is designed to deal with concepts of sustainability, survival and notions of biological, cultural and ideological re-generation, and naturally its obverse, the...
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.
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...
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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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.
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...
Exhibited.
Nine Dragon Head Festival, Lake Teachong, Korea 2001.
Helen Lempriere Sculpture Award, Melbourne 2002.
Materials.
Aluminium, Audio and Solar electronics.
Dimensions.
Footprint variable, each unit 0.5 m dia. x 3.5 m.
Notes.
Meta-Diva is an environmental Sound Sculpture, designed for installation in a wetlands site. The work consists of a grouping of thirty individual units, each incorporating a solar powered digital audio ‘voice’ which...
Exhibited.
The Palmhouse, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney 1999.
Materials.
Ceramic, Sourdough, Zinc, Timber, Audio electronics.
Dimensions.
Footprint 19m x 7m x 3m.
Notes. A botanical garden puts down its roots towards Eden, a small part of paradise planted on ground with a fair claim to being Eden itself. The garden is in effect a confluence of nature and our interpretation and construction of nature. The garden also boasts a subtle array of means to coax, to nurture...
La Zona Del Silencio, co-produced with Tony McGregor of ABC Radio, Sydney.
Exhibited.
1. Mapimi Desert and Insurgentes Metro, Mexico City, October 12th 1992.
2. The Biennale of Sydney, 1992/3.
3. ABC Radio (x2 broadcasts, “La Zona” and “La Campana”) February 1993.
Materials.
1. Ships Bell and Radio Transmitter.
2. Mixed media Sound Installation.
3. Radio Broadcast + Audiotape publication.
Dimensions.
1. Theoretically infinite.
2. Overall installation 8m x 9m.
3. x2...
Exhibited.
Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney 2003.
Materials.
Stainless steel, Aluminium, Audio and Solar electronics.
Dimensions.
Footprint variable, each unit 300m dia. x 3.5m.
Notes.
Haiku is a multi-part solar-powered environmental sound sculpture that distributes a series of traditional Japanese poems via miniature digital audio storage units operated by solar timers. Haiku is illustrated whilst installed at Boutwell-Draper Galley, Sydney as part of the ‘Gone to...
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