Subsequently, his work has focussed upon sounds, images and forms that are normally hidden to the listening and watching public.. As a performer and installation artist, he uses both sou
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Scanner (Robin Rimbaud) first
became well known as a result of his
use of intercepted cellphone
conversations in live performances (his
use of scanning radio receivers led to
his ‘stage’ name) Subsequently, his
work has focussed upon sounds,
images and forms that are normally
hidden to the listening (and watching)
public As a performer and installation
artist, he uses both sound and image
to create a wide range of works, from
oral histories to live electronic
improvisations and soundscapes
Facing page: ‘Echo Days’
A 2002 collaboration with Katarina
Matiasek, exhibited in New Zealand,
USA, Denmark, Australia and Spain
‘The audio environment of the
installation,Echo Days, used
decelerated and thus audible
echolocation sounds of bats flying
through cities and landscapes for an
unsettling and stroboscopic
composition As the soundtrack
entirely exists of reflected sound, it
secretly transports absent structures
In the acoustic gaps of the music, the
staccato image of the visible moving
structures of Echo Days appears, their
afterimages projected on to the black
screen coinciding with each
echolocation signal of the soundtrack
Thus edited in a mutually exclusive
way, the relationship between sound
and image speaks of the difficult
reconstruction of any outside world by
our senses.’
Images courtesy of Katarina Matiasek.
Right: ‘Into the Blue’
A 2002 multimedia installation work
at the Naughton Gallery, Queen’s
University, Belfast
‘A field of balloons, as deep as the deep blue sea, engulfs the viewer, nestling up to them and creating a lighter than air environment Soft carpet caresses your feet as you step slowly through this ever-adapting space, as warm microscopic sounds flutter around your ears You are immersed in a new commission by London-based artist Scanner, whose work has consistently explored public and private spaces, injecting them with ideas that offer an insight into the human condition with warmth and a sense of humour He collected responses from people in Belfast to a simple question, what does blue make you think of? The answers were then printed onto balloons that can be found all over the city and which are combined to create a multi-sensory work within the gallery Into the Blue
is contemplative, calming and a place
to reflect It is a place to touch, listen
and imagine.’
Image courtesy of Scanner.
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Another 2004 collaboration, this time with Jerwood Prize winner Shelley Fox, this installation work formed part
of the ‘Fashion at Belsay Hall’
exhibition (which also featured works
by Paul Smith, Agent Provocateur, Stella McCartney, Jean Muir and others)
’For this commission we wanted to evoke memories of past employees and inhabitants and in some way reclaim the interior Shelley created false walls
of padded fresh white linen whilst from within this soft room can be heard fragments of stories from original staff of the Hall, drawn from the Oral History Archive.’
Image courtesy of Shelley Fox.
Left, below: ‘Diva’
A 2004 collaboration with Katarina Matiasek,Diva appeared at the
Kunsterhaus Vienna and was also shown at ‘Phonorama: A Cultural History of the Voice as a Medium’, in Karlsruhe, Germany
‘The voice of Maria Callas soars and cracks in a black space
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The projection starts its movement with a zoom out of the black of the diva’s mouth, and her lips start closing
in around the yet black projection screen, her voice fading… Speed up Accelerating from an initial slow motion, the banal magic of the documentary footage incubates the screen The diva accepts her applause with flirtatious ease, bows and closes her eyes
Fade to black
From the inside of the diva the performance starts anew
Loop
The voice of Maria Callas soars and cracks in a black space.’
Image courtesy of ZKM.
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Chris Amey
Right: ‘Music for Sleeping’
An environment created using
SuperCollider software through which
20 musical tones are created and
presented under the control of a
complex computer algorithm The
gentle and randomly shifting harmonic
pattern thus created is diffused into
the space via eight loudspeakers and
serves as a mask for distracting
extraneous noise, creating a tranquil
environment in which the visitor is
invited to relax on the mattresses that
form the physical part of the work
Image courtesy of Chris Amey.
Jonathan Acker
Far right: Untitled installation
Hospital infusion bottles containing
saline drip on to a heated plate upon
which are conductive strips that are
normally insulated from each other
The conductivity of the saline forms a
temporary circuit between adjacent
strips The completion of these
various circuits are translated into
MIDI information, which trigger the
playback of recorded voices These
voices recall (amongst other things)
people’s experiences of being
unwell, receiving medical treatment, being in hospital etc
Image by Tony Gibbs.
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I hope that what you have read so far will have provided a stimulus for further
exploration and discovery and even, perhaps, your own work We have seen and
discussed a number of aspects and examples of sonic art practice but obviously
cannot claim these to be comprehensive Accordingly, the following section sets out
to help start interested readers on a useful pathway of study and investigation by
providing suggestions for a range of informative resources.
Conclusion