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on May 28, 2019in arts and science, Essays, Textstags: Art and Science, installation, interactive new media, sculpture

NomansLanding
on April 17, 2015in Projectstags: environmental project, interactive new media, public art, sculpture, social history, sound sculpture
The NomansLanding project is created by five international artists; Robyn Backen (Australia) Andre Dekker (Netherlands) Graham Eatough (Scotland) Nigel Helyer (Australia) and Jennifer Turpin (Australia) and jointly developed by Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Glasgow Life and Urbane Künste Germany, Nomanslanding made its debut at Darling Harbour in April 2015, and later featured at the Ruhrtrienniale […]
Read More →Breathless; Take a Deep Breath
on June 29, 2014in Projectstags: environmental project, installation, interactive new media, sound sculpture
Take a Deep Breath; Breathless My creative practice is increasingly focussed upon bringing together the physical and ecological environments together with our social and cultural contexts. Using the media of multichannel sound installation; data sonification and sonic cartography these hybrid works are designed to create new forms of sonic space in which it is possible […]
Read More →Supereste ut Pugnatis (Pugnatis) ut Supereste
on June 26, 2013in Projectstags: installation, interactive new media, sculpture, sound sculpture
Supereste ut Pugnatis (Fight to Live) was the motto of the Chemical Defence Establishment* and is the metaphorical banner of a work developed for the SemiPermeable+ exhibition mounted by SymbioticA at the PowerHouse Museum, Sydney as part of ISEA2013. The work examines the intersection between the Visual Arts and Bio-Sciences and focusses upon the development […]
Read More →Bio_Logging and Under the IceCap
on May 3, 2011in Projectstags: arts and science, environmental project, interactive new media
io_Logging project development. Bio_Logging is a collaboration between Artist Dr Nigel Helyer and Dr Mary-Ann Lea of the Institue for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania, Hobart) which seeks to link scientific bio-logging and GIS techniques with the Artist’s interests in interactive acoustic cartography, data signification and the development of Audio-Portraits to extend the […]
Read More →Adrift
on September 7, 2009in Installation, Projectstags: installation, interactive new media, sound sculpture
I’m a Nomad not a Drifter, being Adrift is of course a different kettle of fish, as it implies an active surrender to the vagaries of the elements, be they maritime or psychological ~ I usually go for both! The Adrift project was conceived and realised for the Memory Flows exhibition at the CarriageWorks in […]
Read More →EcoLocated
on August 5, 2009in arts and science, environmental project, Installation, Projects, Research and Development Writingtags: arts and science, environmental project, interactive new media, social history

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 […]
Read More →Run Silent Run Deep
on June 7, 2008in arts and science, environmental project, Installation, interactive new media, Projectstags: arts and science, environmental project, interactive new media, sound sculpture
igel 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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on February 17, 2007in Installation, interactive new media, Projectstags: interactive new media, public art, sound sculpture
Quint de Loup II
on February 17, 2007in Installation, interactive new media, Projectstags: interactive new media, sound sculpture
uint de Loup II was exhibited at the Tin Sheds Gallery, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Sydney. Fictionalising Fiction! ~ Nigel Helyer. n 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 […]
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