Sound of Failure Festival

www.soundoffailure.com

WEEK 2

Question/Answer… Interruption
UTS performance space
Bon Marche building, Corner of Broadway and Harris St
August 27, 6pm – FREE

This unique performance will explore and disrupt the notion that music should be as symmetrical as a ‘perfect’ human face. Participants will be invited to perform in this collaborative work aimed at investigating notions of rhythm, structure, form, space and time. These performances will make use of the snazzy new facilities (which include a 9.1 surround sound system) in this UTS space. Performers include: Peter Newman, Shannon O’Neill, Jessica Tyrrell & Chris Caines, and Roger Mills.

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Sound of Failure Festival, main performance night
Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd, Enmore
August 30, 7pm (sharp!), $20 (+booking fee)
Book NOW online at http://factorytheatre.com.au

Internationally renowned torturers of electronic toys, Toydeath, will unleash their circuit bent mayhem on the Factory Theatre along with 15 other acts that include everything from the burlesque cabaret of Dianne’s Dollhouse and the endurance karaoke of Samuel Bruce, to the uninhibited, primordial yowls of Lectre Macabre & Triangle. Other performers include: Ian Andrews, catfingers, Greg Chatonsky (Canada), Cleaning Lady (Vic), Jacob Craig, Delirium Tremens, Est Et Non, Tom Hall (Brisbane), Hiske with Psychic Date & VJ Jax, Sari TM Kavinen, Marquis de Sound, Glenn Remington, and Jessica Tyrrell & Chris Caines.

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Before the performance evening at the Factory there will be an Audio Picnic in Enmore Park at 3pm. Bring your food and noisemakers for this impromptu, unofficial, romp in the park!

For more information and other events
Visit http://soundoffailure.com or phone Greg on 0401 152 434

Sound of Failure Festival

www.soundoffailure.com

WEEK 1

Sound of Failure (Main Exhibition)
Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Pidcock St, Camperdown
Opening August 19, 6pm (FREE), August 20-September 7
Curated by Jennifer Teo

The Chrissie Cotter Group Show Exhibition hosts a diverse range of audio, and audio-visual installations. Artists featured include US based sound experimenter, Subscape Annex, who has used the potentially explosive technique of combining electricity and water in a work that involves sound from dripping water across the contact of an instrument cable jack. The result ‘The Water Method’ is a sublime ambient work that is hypnotically compelling.

Norie Neumark and Maria Miranda dissect and interrogate the iconic Aussie cop drama, ‘Homicide’ (said to be the most important and popular television drama series ever produced in the country) in ‘Homicide Rumours’ — a sound slash fiction. Like old episodes of Doctor Who, these Homicide mashups conjure sensations of familiarity and sentimentality, as well as disappointment and even embarrassment. Our memories live in the original – past – moment; our hazy dream is shattered by the harsh reality of the now.

Other artists include Peter Newman, Jordana Maisie, Vienna Parreno, Monperro (Spain), David O’Donoghue, Krzysztof Osinski, Ashley Scott, Greg Shapley, Cara-Ann Simpson, and the 2203 Collective.

The opening will feature a performance by renowned theatre artists Leisa Shelton  and Jethro Woodward.

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Rococo Vortex
by Wade Marynowsky
Don’t Look Gallery, 419 New Canterbury Rd, Dulwich Hill
Opening August 20, 6pm (FREE), August 21-30

Wade Marynowsky’s stunning solo exhibition at Don’t Look Gallery, ‘Rococo Vortex’. This exhibition explores 18th century European notions of the automaton, elegance, decadence and how these have filtered down into contemporary Australian kitsch culture.

In the gallery shop front are two spinning Rococo styled and robotic crinolines. The robotic stands spin as if they are in continual dance. The spin position coordinates are sent wirelessly to a computer which translates this movement into audio and video. The work questions Australia’s, and other countries, continuous obsession with identity, antiquity, and bourgeoisie society.

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Other Festival Events

The main performance night for Sound of Failure (which includes over 15 acts with Toy Death headlining) is on at the Factory Theatre, August 30, 7pm (bookings at http://factorytheatre.com.au). You can also find sound art hiding between the junk in Reverse Garbage, as well as a spellbinding performance, ‘Question/Answer… Interruption’ at the snazzy new UTS performance space.

Festival details:
Visit www.soundoffailure.com for a complete list of events and venues details.

The Sound of Failure festival is supported by Marrickville Council, the Centre for Media Arts Innovation (University of Technology, Sydney), Reverse Garbage, the Factory Theatre and Don’t Look Gallery.

Greg Shapley
Festival Director

Liquid Architecture 9 :: Festival of Sound Arts

Liquid Architecture 9: Festival of Sound Arts
Sydney 11 –12 July 2008
@ The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Rd, Enmore

TICKETS: $12 (including booking fee)
From The Factory Theatre box office (02) 9550 3666 or online at www.factorytheatre.com.au

Liquid Architecture, Australia’s premier national sound-arts festival celebrates its ninth year with live performances, surround sound presentations, audio-visuals and recorded work, screenings and installations, featuring our most imaginative musicians, composers, sound designers and media artists in a sense-specific feast for the ears.

Download the media release

SYDNEY PROGRAM
Friday 11 July – 7:30pm
$12
TOY.BIZARRE (Bellac)
ROBERT NORMANDEAU (Montreal)
LAWRENCE ENGLISH (Brisbane)
NAT (Melbourne)
JACQUES SODDELL (Bendigo)
KUSUM NORMOYLE

Saturday 12 July - 7.30pm
$12
ANDREW PEKLER (Berlin)
MARCUS SCHMICKLER (Köln)
METALOG (Sydney/Melbourne)
KAZUMICHI GRIME
NICK WISHART + HIROFUMI UCHINO
HEIL SPIRITS
IVAN LISYAK
TOECUTTER

An international screening program featuring new A/V works. Plus an installation program exclusive to Sydney, featuring:

CÉDRIC PEYRONNET (Bellac)
JODI ROSE
RENE CHRISTEN
MELISSA HUNT
MARK BROWN
JASON SWEENEY
JESSICA TYRRELL

The first TEN people through the door each night will receive an ERIKM cd - Stéme (Room40). Giveaways courtesy of Room40 .

GIVEAWAYS
Listen to 2SER to win a double pass to both nights plus a festival cd.

FULL PROGRAM AND TICKETING DETAILS: www.liquidarchitecture.org.au

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Pre-Liquid Architecture Listening Party @405
Wednesday July 9, 9pm
Hybernian House
405/342 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
$10 donation

Sydney siders have a chance to catch our German guests Andrew Pekler and Marcus Schmickler in one-off duo sets with locals in an intimate pre-festival setting and meet them face-to-face. Lyndon Pike will spin some tunes before and after.

Adrian Klumpes (leaf) + Andrew Pekler (kranky / staubgold / scape)
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Kusum Normoyle (LA9) + Marcus Schmickler (A-Musik, editions Mego, Häpna)
+ DJ Lyndon Pike

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ELEVENELEVEN RADIO PODCAST
ELEVENELEVEN :: 10 CEDRIC PEYRONNET (FRANCE)  IMPROVISED RADIO PIECE

NEWS :: WEBSITE UPDATE

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LIQUID ARCHITECTURE 9 (SYDNEY) - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

LIQUID ARCHITECTURE (SYDNEY) is calling for submissions for sound-based installation works and video-based short screen works to be presented at Liquid Architecture 9, Sydney 2008.

VISIT THE LIQUID ARCHITECTURE 9 SYDNEY WEBSITE

Liquid Architecture is Australia’s premier sound-arts festival that celebrates the diverse methods of sound making and sound theory. Occurring annually since 2000, Liquid Architecture is a sense specific festival that focuses upon sound practice in all its manifestations. Due to the cross disciplinary potential of sound, the artistic content of the festival encompasses many art practices, presented in the form of live performances, exhibitions, installations, AV presentations and recorded works. A key objective of the festival is the promotion of artists practicing on the periphery of music and sound culture, particularly those with an experimental aesthetic and a critical approach to media cultures. Liquid Architecture is held annually in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and features performances and works by Australian and international artists.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

1. Installations
Liquid Architecture Sydney is calling for submissions for sound-based installations. We are seeking discrete sound works that are “over-spill” sensitive or that utilise headphones. Installation sounds should be brief, soft or otherwise non-competitive with other installations. The selected art works will be presented in a medium size room alongside the main performance space, over two nights during Liquid Architecture 9 (Sydney) 11-12 July 2008. Submissions are due by 1st April, 2008.

2. Screen Works
Liquid Architecture Sydney will be screening a curated reel of short video works in 2008. We are seeking works that explore intrinsic sound and video relations. These can be narrative, abstract or anything in-between but must include sound as an element front and centre. Submissions are due by 1st May, 2008.

GO TO THE LIQUID ARCHITECTURE 9 SYDNEY WEBSITE FOR FULL SUBMISSION DETAILS

Email all enquiries to liquidarchitecturesydney[at]gmail[dot]com

Jennifer Teo & Alex White
Liquid Architecture Sydney Directors
Festival Dates 11-12 July 2008
www.liquidarchitecture.org.au

GIG :: Frequestra @La Campana

Frequestra @La Campana

Curated by Nick Wishart

27 February, 8pm

Exhibition :: COMPOSE /COMPOST

Compose/Compost
Crossbay Gallery at the Fountain at Kings Cross presents a new exhibition
17 Dec ‘07 - 12 Jan ‘08.

‘Compose/Compost’ includes four Sydney artists, representing a variety of ages, cultural backgrounds, personal attitudes, art philosophies and practices:

Cecile Pauly (Painting, Mixed Media)
Anastasia Flanagan (Traditionally-based Creative Painting, Book Illustration and Batik Techniques)
Susan Laurent (Conceptual Ceramics and painting)
Carolyn Teo (Photography, Electronic Sound, Mixed Media)
Wun Thong (A Sydney cultural and sound media phenomena)

Anastasia Flanagan’s exploration of the topography of Cooks River area pre-colonial and current time produced richly coloured oil paintings and batik hangings which were exhibited in ‘Enviro-flections’ exhibition for World Environment Day, at Kirribilli in 2006. She learned batik artwork while living at Lightening Ridge for many years, and the colours of the area including opals have strongly influenced her. Some of her work for this exhibition contains personally imaginative, emotive and mythological images of birds/humans.

Susan Laurent’s conceptual ceramic work, dating from Sydney Collage education, has in recent years extended into illustration and painting. Her work tends to be well informed, minimalist, subtle and elegant.

Cecile Pauly has recently focussed on paintings motivated by environment/health and uses some script/drawing as well as abstraction including plant imagery.

Carolyn Teo’s studies in Photography at Sydney College of Arts were followed by a year in Canada studying electronic media and sound. Her recent participation in ‘Sounds of Failure’ in Sydney included a successful presentation with ‘Wun Thong’, of her electronic and mixed media work.

Aspects of physical, emotional and cultural health in our environment are foundations / motivations behind much of the work.

In ‘Compose/Compost’, the environmental interests of the four artists are reflected directly in the subject matter of vegetation/gardens, of humans/birds; and indirectly in the use of electronic sound and ‘found’/recycled’ objects. Environmental interest is a consideration in the motivation for a subtle, formally-based ceramic work which immediately requires focussed contemplation, while two paintings relate to experienced physical/emotional stress.

The four artists share common interest in environmental concerns, and in full lives have been involved in related studies and practices around their artwork, ranging from bush regeneration (Carolyn Teo), to teaching batik with natural dyes (Anastasia Flanagan), to involvement with arts and crafts classes for ‘the elderly’ (Cecile Pauly), teaching ceramics (Susan Laurent), and natural health practice (Susan Laurent).

Kidipads For Music Making

This is the Kidipads setup for a music making workshop Accessible Arts Western Sydney are running for people with disabilities, as part of a series of creative workshops for Bankstown City Council on 7 November 2007. Kidipads is an interactive system that allows the user to trigger sounds and music samples using switches. Up to 8 sounds can be played at the same time.

 

Kidipads, originally uploaded by Plum Industries.
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Sizzlas Contemplating D’fur

Jen & Carolyn are house minding at the moment for the lovely Natalie & Sean. Thanks guys!! We’re enjoying the kitchen and to celebrate Francois birthday Caz baked an amazing French flour-less chocolate cake. Another Operator11 show has gone to air live from the lounge, wigs and all…view it here!!

Sizzlas contemplating d’fur, originally uploaded by Plum Industries.

 

New Media as Accessible Art (Electrofringe 2007)

29 September, 2007
New Media as Accessible Art panel
Electrofringe (This Is Not Art Festival, Newcastle)
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery

Image: (left to right) Tess O’Brien; Alex White; Daniel Kojta; Jen Teo
Click here to view more photos from the panel

Panel summary:
“Interactive and immersive digital artforms offer an enormous potential as inclusive and accessible practices. This panel of artists and facilitators will explore these ideas and look at accessibility issues in the field of electronic arts” (Electrofringe 2007).

Jennifer Teo (Accessible Arts, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator)
Jen talked about Accessible Arts and set the context for the panel by providing a definition of disability as stated in the Disability Discrimination Act 1972. Jen described the change in societies perception of disability in history as represented in the Medical and Social models of disability. New Media Arts and new technologies create new pathways for access and offer exciting new potential for people with disabilities to participate and engage in the arts. New media and electronic arts is recognised by Accessible Arts as a field with great potential.
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