[spectre] Frozen - an exhibition of sound-based art

[Marius Watz]

// Frozen
//
// 5 days off MEDIA, Wed 2 through Sat 26 July 2008
// Melkweg Mediaroom, Paradiso

Over the past years, there has been an enormous development in the field
of live-presented audio-visual performance art. Owing to digital
techniques, image and sound are connected in a way that was previously
unthinkable. Frozen is headed in the opposite direction. Frozen pulls
the plug and presents audio art, prints, and sculptures as independent,
but interconnected works of art.

In the Mediaroom at the Melkweg multi-channel sound pieces can be
experienced over an advanced speaker setup, accompanied by sound in a
"frozen" form: Images and sculptural objects made using sound as input.
These artworks use audio analysis and custom software processes to
extract meaningful data from the sound signal, creating a mapping
between audio and other media. Frozen will feature digital prints as
well as four "sound sculptures" created using digital fabrication
technology such as rapid prototyping, CNC and laser cutting, which allow
for the direct translation of a digital model into physical form.

Frozen arose in collaboration with the Norwegian artist and curator
Marius Watz, whose Generator.x project investigates the implications of
generative systems and computational models of creation. The recent
exhibition Generator.x 2.0: Beyond the Screen brought together artists
and architects to explore the potential of this new mode of creation.

Besides Watz's own contribution, 'audio sculptures' will be on display
by Andreas Nicolas Fischer (DE) & Benjamin Maus (DE), Leander Herzog
(CH), and Daniel Widrig & Shajay Booshan (UK). These sculptures are
based on audioworks by Freiband (Nl, Frans de Waard), and Alexander
Rishaug (No).

Frozen is presented in the Melkweg Mediaroom and on the walls of Paradiso.

5 Days Off MEDIA is part of the 5 Days Off festival for electronic music
from Wed 2 through July 6.
5 Days Off MEDIA presents three themes: Crosswire, Frozen and Roots.
Locations: Melkweg, Paradiso, Dutch Institute for Media Art and Heineken
Music Hall.


-- 
Marius Watz

Work: http://www.unlekker.net/
Blog: http://www.generatorx.no/
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