Author: Nigel Helyer
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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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Mexico Is Different
This article originally appeared in RealTime Edition 83, Febuary/March 2008 and is reproduced here with the permission of the writer and RealTime http://www.realtimearts.net “MÉXICO IS DIFFERENT LIKE A TRAVEL FOLDER SAYS.” THUS QUOTH THE IMMORTAL BARD, RY COODER. THROUGH THE LENS OF THE RECENT TRANSITIO_MX02 FESTIVAL OF ELECTRONIC ARTS & VIDEO YOU CAN SEE WHY.…
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Ars Electronica; Vitae Brevis
This article originally appeared in RealTime Edition 82, Dec/Jan 2007 and is reproduced here with the permission of the writer and RealTime http://www.realtimearts.net A visit to the beach in darkest Austria!
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A Night out in NokiaTown
A Nomadic Ear treatment
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The Nomadic Ear
The Nomadic Ear. Sonography, Cartography and the design of Sonic Narratives for Non-Linear Experience. Preamble; getting immersed. In discussing Immersive Environments we find ourselves at the mercy of a phalanx of aqueous meta-phors, saturated in an inescapable lexicon that engulfs our senses, saturating our frames in the fluid medium of sound. So be it; let…
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Gran Tourismo
This article originally appeared in RealTime Edition 81, Oct/Nov 2007 and is reproduced here with the permission of the writer and RealTime http://www.realtimearts.net A Cultural Travelogue of the big shows in Europa 2007.
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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…