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Binary Cities Event #5:
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Archival Excerpt (Video)
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Sonic Forecast |
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Sonogram is a new work by Laetitia Sonami and Sue Slagle (aka SUE-C) inspired by gestation and the abstract ways through which we conceptualize and perceive the beginnings of human life. As collaborators, Sonami (sound) and Slagle (image) construct languages and landscapes where audio-visual perspectives shift to tell stories and create possibilities. Employing a multitude of hand-made and machine-made media, Sonogram is an exploration of the tiny universe from which all of us once emerged. Inspired by the Myanmar (Burmese) anti-government protests led by students and Buddhist Monks in September 2007, Sonic Forecast integrates new and traditional performance practice in a seamless tapestry of timbres, resonance and spontaneous response between live musician, pre-recorded viola and manipulations, live video and stocked images; a live electronic sonic and visual repartee using the Max-MSP software. This concert was made possible thorught he suport of: The Zellerbach Family Foundation, The Williams and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Sonic Forecast’ was made possible in part through a grant form the Canada Council for the Arts a Subito Grant (from ACF-SFBAC), the Swiss Arts Council - Pro Helvetia, the SUISA Foundation and a winter residency at the Djerassi Foundation.. |
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| SUE-C (USA) | ||
Sue Costabile (aka SUE.C) synthesizes cinema from photographs, drawings, wateCostabile's collaborators incl rcolors, hand-made papers, fabrics and miniature interactive lighting effects. She has performed internationally at venues including the San Francisco International Film Festival, REDCAT (Los Angeles), Ars Electronica (Linz), MUTEK (Montreal), SONAR (Barcelona), Dis-Patch (Serbia), MonkeyTown (NYC), Oberhausen Short Film Festival, and Activating the Medium (San Francisco). |
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| Laetitia Sonami (France/USA) | ||
Laetitia Sonami has created some of the most sophisticated technologies in order to create an intimate, spontaneous art form which transcends technology. She has performed at Ars Electronica, Bourges Music Festival, Sonambiente Festival (Berlin), Interlink (Japan), Bang-on-a Can, The Kitchen and Other Minds. Recent awards include the Alpert Award in the Arts (2002), Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts Award (2000), the Civitella Ranieri Fellowship (2000), Studio Pass-Harvestworks residency (2001) and a Creative Work Fund award (2000). |
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| Charlotte Hug (Switzerland) | ||
| Known for selecting unusual venues for experiencing her work, Charlotte Hug has performed in icy caverns of the Rhône Glacier, an acoustically insulated S&M torture chamber in Zurich's red light district, the labyrinthine subterranean passageways of the "House of Detention", a 250-year-old former dungeon in the London neighborhood of Farringdon, and more. Hug has received recognition from the Pro Helvetia Foundation, Aargauer Kuratorium, and has been an artist in residence at the Kunstlabor forum:claque in Baden and CitÈ Internationale des Arts (Paris). Hug studied music and viola at the SMPV Berne and received a training in "scenic design" at the University of Art and Design Zurich. She has performed at Tage für Neue Musik in Zurich, the 10th LMC Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London, the Feuer und Flamme Festival for Music in the Theatre at Kampnagel in Hamburg, FIMAV festival international de musique actuelle Victoriaville, and the Festival internacional de creation en tiempo real at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid. www.charlottehug.ch » Back To Top |
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| Linda Bouchard (Canada/USA) | ||
| Linda Bouchard has composed over 60 works in a variety of genres, from orchestral and chamber works to dance scores, concerti, and vocal pieces. Her works have been heard extensively on both sides of the Atlantic and have been recorded by Canada, US and Germay. She has won awards in Canada and the US including the Prix Opus as “Composer of the Year in 1997 and a Fromm Foundation award in 2006. Bourchard lived in New York City from 1979 to 1990 where she composed, led contemporary orchestras. She was Assistant Conductor for the New York Children’s Free Opera with the St. Luke’s Orchestra from 1985 to 1988. From 1990 to 1992 Bouchard was guest conductor at l'Université de Montréal, and served as artistic coordinator of FORUM 91 for le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne. From September 1992 to August 1995, she held the position of Composer in Residence for the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Since 1997, she has been living in San Francisco with her husband and her son. After a “Stage d’Informatique Musicale” at IRCAM in 2001, Bouchard has been progressively integrating electronics into her works. In 2005, Bouchard launched NEXMAP, a San Francisco based non-for-profit arts production company. www.lindabouchard.com » Back To Top |
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| Luis Maurette (Argentina/USA) | ||
Luis Maurette is an Argentinian-born electronic musician, sound and multimedia artist who has performed and recorded work internationally. He received a BA in both Music Production & Engineering and Music Synthesis from Berklee College of Music and attended the Institute CCMIX in Paris to study electronic music. He received an MFA in Electronic Music and the Recording Media from Mills College (Oakland, California) and is also co-founder of the environmentally-conscious NY-based art non-profit artist organization Eidolon Culture. http://luismaurette.net/ |
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