May 15, 2006
Aura - the stuff that forms around you
Sonic workshop with Steve Symons
Manchester based artist Steve Symons will be in residence at E:vent for a period of three days when interested public, practitioners, sound artists, visual artists, computer programmers and engineers will be invited to engage with his new work around immersive sonic environments using binaural sound and surround sound. Following the success of Aura - the stuff around the stuff around you, an immersive sound experience made for a single user, Symons has been researching and developing a second phase of the work for use in a multi-user and collective environment. Through a custom-built backpack, participants are invited to enter an environment - either outdoor using GPS to provide pointers for the sound or indoors through the use of simulated 'cells' or hotspots - that alters, through sound, their perception of the project environment.
Two workshops will be held where participants will be asked for feedback to Steve's work and talk about their own experiences of making sonic or locative media art work. This will be followed by a discussion session on Tuesday evening. Steve is open to different possibilities for presenting new content on the aura system and the workshop will provide a platform for exploring ideas together.
SCHEDULE:
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MON 22nd |12-5PM| Open to public
MON 22nd |5-7PM| Workshop
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TUE 23rd |12-5PM| Open to public
TUE 23rd |5-7PM| Workshop
TUE 23rd |7-10PM| Discussion session and networking event
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WED 24th |12-4PM| Open to public
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This micro-residency at E:vent is the first of three, with others following at STEIM, Amsterdam in June 2006 and F.City, Lancaster in October 2006. 'Aura - the stuff that forms around you' is supported by ACE, SCAN and Folly with thanks to E:vent for collaborating on this part of the residency.
Posted by jo at May 15, 2006 05:10 PM
