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Composer J. Anthony Allen and I are currently showing the latest edition of Urban Echo in Copenhagen for the ICMC conference. While our original desire to creatively reflect and transmit the desires and thoughts of local city-dwellers has remained, each new location has suggested a different approach. The installation in the courtyard of Huset i Magstræde in downtown Copenhagen is no exception. In this latest installment, J. Allen and I have tightly coupled the audio and visual components and worked to make the projections more “sensitive” to their façade. For example, when text and images are moving about, they respond to the presence of architectural features such as doors and windows by avoiding or bouncing off of them. A quick look at the images or video will make this a bit clearer.

We will be showing this through the end of the week. The sound components run all day and the video components run from dusk until around 10pm. If you want to participate, respond via voice or text message to:

+45 50 50 44 08

It’s a Danish number, but international text messages are pretty cheap. So go for it!

Sound in Art | Art in Sound Family Art Day @ the MMAA
Sunday, May 20, 2007, 1-5pm
Free Admission

Play a theremin, interact with sound, and hone your listening skills! Join exhibition artists J. Anthony Allen, Christopher Baker and Jack Pavlik, and circuit bender Scott Deyo for an afternoon of sound exploration.

More info here.

The Wishes for the Sky Earth Day celebration will be occuring on Sunday 21 April 2007, Earth Day. Come visit. I’ll be working on the live sound collage. Previous info here.

Ben Myrick and I experimented with immersive projections and sound this weekend. Visitors were invited to step through the door into the shallow chamber where they were met by ascending or descending natural textures.

Please stop by Harriet Island (a map) on Earth Day, Sunday 22 April, 2007 for the “Wishes for the Sky” community art event. I’ll be working to facilitate the broadcast and recording of individuals’ wishes with Mary-Ellen Childs. For more information, visit http://www.wishesforthesky.org/.