Urban Atmospherics
About
Urban Atmospherics was a two-year collaborative audiovisual project between Somaya Langley and Michael Ascroft, producing a series of audiovisual performances and installations.
Performances & Exhibitions
alone/apart
An Experimenta New Visions commission to develop an interactive audiovisual installation using a sonar sensor custom built by Dr Alistair Riddell (Centre for New Media Arts, Australian National University). The sound environment explores the notion of aloneness in crowded city spaces. The source materials were recorded in the cities of Paris, Marseille, London and Sydney (January - June 2005)
Familiar Circuits
Familiar Circuits was an audio/visual installation exploring the city of Canberra. The source sound and video materials were recorded in the ACT and surrounding region. The audiovisual environment was processed live over the duration of the installation, emphasising the ebb and flow of the different systems at play within the city space.
Foreshore Space
Old Bus Depot Markets
27 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston, Canberra, ACT.
For details on how to get there: http://www.obdm.com.au/find_us/index.html
Opening: 6pm Tuesday 26th October 2004
Exhibition Hours:
4pm - 10pm, 27 - 29 October
12pm - 4pm, 30 October
This project has been assisted by artsACT
on behalf of the ACT Government.
Canberra Art School Ball
Live A/V performance at the Canberra Art School Ball, addressing alienation in empty city spaces, October 2004.
Quantacrib - Electrofringe 2004
Live A/V performance at the Quantacrib at Electrofringe, addressing alienation in empty city spaces, October 2004.
Make It Up Club
Live A/V performance at the Make It Up Club, addressing alienation in empty city spaces, June 2004.
eXXentrik
Live A/V performance at eXXentrik, a Community Radio 2XX FM electronic music fundraiser, Toast, April 2004.
Vis(i)onic
Live A/V performance at Vis(i)onic, a night of experimental sound and video arts, ANU Arts Centre, 1st April 2004.
AudioVisual Documentation
- Familiar Circuits - excerpt [mp3 audio]
Reviews & Articles
- Keen, Seth, "Familiar Circuits", Blog, 28th November 2004, http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/~keen/wp/archives/2004/11/, accessed on 26 August 2005
- Calico, Fortune Grey, 20th October 2004, http://fortunegrey.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_fortunegrey_archive.html, accessed on 26 August 2005
- Optimus Rhyme, "Art School Ball @ Art School, ANU", In the Mix, October 18 2004, http://www.inthemix.com.au/reviews/events/18031/, accessed on 26 August 2005