The seminar took place in ZAIM, Yokohama on the 20th and 21st of september. In attendance were various practitioners in the field of ‘locative art’ practice from Japan, Uk and further afield. I’ll briefly summarize some of the talks and ideas presented within this session. Vensha Christ, an Indonesian based sound artist, spoke about his [...]
Yesterday i finished the creation of the GPS audio walk that is to be the greatest output from this “In Hear, Out there” Japan visit. The work can be ‘experienced’ by booking out one of two IPaqs from the Zaim Arts Lab in Yokohama and then taking this to the Stadium parkland. You will then [...]
The first exhibit has now ended – it was over in the 9001 gallery which is part of the Sakuragicho JR Station, Yokohama. As this ends a larger show in ZAIM begins which will eventually include my work and the final symposium. Hence, i have had to say goodbye to the phase 1 group – [...]
Today in 9001 Gallery, Yokohama i gave a presentation upon my work – specifically this work “In hear, Out there”. You can find the PDF of the slides here: In Hear, Out There: Yokohama Presentation and Artist overview In addition to what you see here i gave a half hour tutorial on how to use [...]
Oh i forgot to say… all of the records that i’ll be putting on here are Binaural – which basically means they are stereo recorded with two microphones positioned at the ears. Hence, if you listen through headphones (which i advise that you do) the sound projection you hear should be exactly (or very close [...]
This blog documents my visit to Japan, more precisely my stay within Tokyo and Yokohama. I am here under the invitation of the “Discolate 2008” event which, in abbreviation, seeks to address the following: With an emphasis on the site specifics of place, a consideration of place as politically, culturally, socially and historically defined, the symposium seeks to [...]
This blog shall document the creation of the work “In Hear, Out there: Yokohama” that shall be constructed over 10 days (3-13th September) then exhibited through the “Dislocate 2008″ event. Please visit: http://www.dis-locate.net/ For more information upon the format of the work please visit my wider blog (http://greensonic.wordpress.com), particularly the previous “In Hear, Out there” created within [...]
