14 November 2005
The world's first webcast of a "seeing sound" waterwork will be staged at Monash University's Music Auditorium at the Clayton campus on Sunday, 27 November.
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| Interdisciplinary artist and Hydrophonics mastermind, Ms Caroline Locke. |
The live webcast of Hydrophonics -- a sonic art event that also involves kinetic elements, electronics, custom-developed webstreaming and digital video technologies, is being directed by UK-based interdisciplinary artist Caroline Locke.
Music composed especially for the event, as well as improvised music by Monash's Sonic Art Group, will be transmitted via the web from Monash's Music Auditorium to interact with a live installation at the Radiator Festival for New Technology Art being held in Nottingham , United Kingdom. The sound, animated by speakers under specially-designed water tanks, will create ripples and fountains on the surface of the water.
Ms Locke, known for her large-scale installation works, recently took part in Monash's Art and Design faculty's 2005 Artist-in-Residence Program.
"Water behaviour is fascinating and the performance of Hydrophonics will be quite mesmerising," she said. "The audience in Melbourne will be able to hear the sound live and see the sight of the sounds from across the hemisphere."
It will be possible to view the 40-minute performance of Hydrophonics at Monash or streamed live over the internet. The public performance will be held at Monash at 10pm on Sunday 27 November and received simultaneously in the UK at 1pm on Sunday.
The event is being staged in collaboration with web streaming specialists Active Ingredient and Monash's Centre for Electronic Media Art.
The improvisation of the Sonic Art Group will take place under the guidance of Mr Peter McIlwain, lecturer in technology and composition at Monash's School of Music -- Conservatorium.
Live video footage of the musicians performing will be sent from Australia and projected onto the walls of the Nottingham venue. At the same time, video images of the sound affecting the water surface in the tanks will be sent live from Nottingham and projected onto a screen at Monash's Music Auditorium.
The work can be viewed live (http://www.i-am-ai.net/hydrophonics/admin.html).
When: Sunday, 27 November at 10pm (doors open 9.40pm)
Where: The Music Auditorium, Building 68, Monash University, Wellington Road , Clayton.
Telephone: (03) 9905 4698. Free entry.
For information: Ms Lauren Bialkower, Art and Design faculty on +61 3 9903 1832 or mobile 0418 313 937, Ms Angela Maison-Harmon, School of Music-Conservatorium on +61 3 9905 4698 or mobile 0421 326 692, or Ms Karen Stichtenoth, Media Communications on +61 3 9905 1253.
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