Memory Video’s

Videos of the “Memory” Event are now available

Janek Schaefer

Automated Noise Ensemble “Turntable Strings”

Bob Levene “Handmade” (Automated Noise Ensemble)

Memory Photo’s

The third Open Ear event “Memory” went very well featuring a great new performance from Janek Schaefer. Bob Levene from the “Automated Noise Ensemble” played recordings of cymbals engraved onto cymbals via a turntable along with another group piece on prepared turntables. Pictures below, videos to follow soon..

Janek Schaefer performing a new piece composed with children’s records.

Automated Noise Ensemble performing a piece for prepared turntables.

Bob Levene playing “Handmade” the sound of Cymbals cut onto a Cymbal.

Network event videos

Videos from the Network event on the 20/11/07, the second of the Open Ear events which continue until April next year, are below in the nights running order, performers name and titles are underneath each video.

The next Open Ear event, curated by Matt Wright, is Memory on Tuesday 11/12/07. More details about performances will be posted soon.

Above: Tim Long - A Relay of Joy

Above: John Wild - Invisible Geographies 50MHz-6000MHz - The Conduit

Above: Paul Adams - Pri-network

Above: Pascal Bouchet Asselah - In the night, the light (dans la nuit, la lumière)

Above: Matt Wright - Collective Horizontal

Above: Garrett Lynch - Trav—erse

Above: Cracktux - Noise Garden (part 1)

Above: Cracktux - Noise Garden (part 2)

Network event photos

The second Open Ear event, Network, of a series of six running into next year passed off without any hiccups last Tuesday with a select attendance to what proved to be a very diverse set of seven performances.

Performances included interactive drawing works generating sounds, sound captured ad-hoc from wireless networks, orchestrated compositions, live audio-visual radio works, multiple laptop compositions, collaborative compositions produced with open source software and live multi-media soundtrack composition. Below are photographs of each of the performances in order of the nights running order, performers name and titles are underneath each photograph. Video extracts will follow shortly.

Tim Long - A Relay of Joy

John Wild: Invisible Geographies 50MHz-6000MHz - The Conduit

Paul Adams - Pri-network

Pascal Bouchet Asselah - In the night, the light (dans la nuit, la lumière)

Matt Wright - Collective Horizontal

Garrett Lynch - Trav—erse

Cracktux - Noise Garden

Network - 20/11/07

Networks without nodes, a reworking of Paul Baran’s On Distributed Communications: 1. Introduction to Distributed Communications Network (1964)

:: Network - 20/11/07 ::

A network is any system of interconnected points / locations, nodes, which become greater, augmented, than when in isolation. While emphasis is most often placed on the nodes, it is the connections / links / lines / flows, the spaces between, the hinterland of the network, and their resulting mesh / matrix, which provides the site, means and context for the networks ability to transfer and transform. Similarly art can be thought of as a space in-between:

“The work of art occupies a pivotal point between two sets of behaviour, the artist’s and the spectator’s. It is essentially a matrix, the substance between. It exists nether for itself nor by itself.” (Ascott, R. 2003, Telematic Embrace)

On November 20th Open Ear will host an event curated by Garrett Lynch (http://www.asquare.org/) entitled Network presenting performances on this theme. The line-up for the evening will be as follows:

• Paul Adams (http://www.myspace.com/mrpauladams)
• John Wild: Invisible Geographies 50MHz-6000MHz - The Conduit (http://johnwild.info/)
• Matt Wright (http://www.matt-wright.co.uk/)
• Pascal Bouchet Asselah: In the night, the light (Dans la nuit, la lumière) (http://www.signalsurbruit.org/)
• Garrett Lynch (http://www.asquare.org/)
• Cracktux: Noise Garden (Oli & Sonicvariable)
• And more to be announced…

Proposals to contribute to this event are still being accepted, please see the call for works below.

 

:: Call for works ::

Sound and visual artists / groups working with networks as a thematic or technical element to their work within live performance contexts are invited to contribute to the event. Proposed performances can include the use of networks to dynamically generate or enhance performance, to collaboratively create a performance through a network, to discuss the nature of networks and their impact on society etc. All proposed performances are required to be audio-visual, audio or visual with selection preference given to audio-visual works. Performances can last up to a maximum of 30 minutes each.

As the event is free we are unable to offer individual payment but will provide access to a supply of equipment (please include a list of requirements in your proposal and we will attempt to cater for this) at the venue, suitable refreshments and possibly accommodation if required. Contributions to the event will be included in the DVD of all six events published by the C3U Music Label later in 2008.

Proposals should take the form of a word / pdf / rtf / txt document (two pages maximum) with:

1. A description of the work (500 words maximum).
2. Images to give us an idea of the proposed work.
3. A full list of required equipment (please note that the event will host several performers so complex configurations involving lengthy set-up times will not be catered for).
4. Urls to previous examples of work online.
5. A short bio (200 words maximum).
6. Artist(s) / group / performer(s) name and contact details.

Please email proposals as attachments (not pasted into the email) to Garrett Lynch (garrett [at] asquare dot org) no later than 12pm (GMT), Friday 02/11/07.

 

:: The Venue ::

Canterbury Christ Church Broadstairs Campus, situated on the east coast of Kent, England approximately 30 minutes from Canterbury, opened in 2000 with a wide selection of higher education courses. The campus is committed to the arts and cultural regeneration of the area and regularly host’s events, exhibitions and performances on site.

Address: Canterbury Christ Church University, Broadstairs Campus, Northwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2WA, England.

Detailed information on how to get here can be found on the university website.

Open Ear, audio-visual events and performances 2007 – 2008 are supported by Canterbury Christ Church University.