10 Aug vertigo digression number three (a/v performance and screening)
August 11, 2016, 20:00
Hof, Árstígur 6, 710 Seydisfjordur, Iceland
A great big thanks to Skálar for hosting us at their centre for our residency and giving us this space to do this performance/screening.
A/V PERFORMANCE
Emma Hendrix and Julie Gendron have been making interdisciplinary artwork together for more than ten years focusing on sound, video, and installation. The residency at Skálar, marks a return to a/v performance after nearly 10 years, following a recent appearance at Destroy Vancouver XVI earlier this year.
This performance will be the result of manipulated field recordings and video footage of east Iceland coupled with footage from Vancouver, Canada, and inspired by the soundscape and landscape of each. The video is a continuum of Julie’s exploration of vertical video. This will be the third expression of this exploration.
Julie is also a digital strategist and interactive designer. Emma composes music for theatre, dance, video, and other creative collaborations. He is a non-profit consultant and previously ran VIVO Media Arts Center (Vancouver) for 13 years.
Julie Gendron – http://
Emma Hendrix – http://emmahendrix.com/
Emma and Julie will also be screening three works by well known Vancouver audio/video performers, Constantine Katsiris/Ian Ross, Trevor Jacobson/Tanya Goehring as The Automatic Message , Michael Red/Vasho Pekar
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SCREENING
Twin Maples
An abstract documentary about an abandoned women’s correctional facility.
Sound by SOUNS (michael-red.com)
Image by Vasho Pekar (vasho.ca)
Assistance – Eva Pekar
Souns is an ambient music project from Vancouver-based artist Michael Red. As Souns, Michael has released numerous musical works (Panospria, New Kanada, Deep Sea Mining Syndicate, Kikapu, Sensing Waves) and has live collaborated with a varied list of performers (Tanya Tagaq, Mei Han, Gabriel Saloman, Scant Intone). Common themes are the natural world, outer space, and transcendence. Souns performances are largely intuitive and improvised.
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Eye of the Storm
Sound by Constantine Katsiris
Image by Ian Ross
Eye of the Storm is an integrated audio & video piece by Vancouver-based artists Constantine Katsiris and Ian Ross. Inspired by avant-garde cinema, this work is presented as a live performance in a theatre context in order to achieve the necessary visceral and synesthetic effects that can be experienced through surround sound coupled with large projections. Alternatively, it could also be shown in a hall or gallery space. The sound palette for this work incorporates elements of radio frequencies, raw data, and digital sound synthesis, while the video component consists of layered animations that are audio-reactive.
The debut of this work was in January 2015 at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, as part of a programme of audio/visual presentations by local artists. Its second public presentation was at Salle Pierre-Mercure as part of the A/Visions series at MUTEK festival in Montreal. We have recorded a screening version for the showing at Skalar this August. Thanks to Julie Gendron & Emma Hendrix for including our work in this showcase.
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Parturition
Sound and Image by The Automatic Message (www.theautomaticmessage.co
Vancouver-based Trevor Jacobson and Tanya Goehring are The Automatic Message. Since forming The Automatic Message in 2006, Trevor and Tanya have been producing dark, off-kilter techno and supporting it with their own visual interpretations, which, in line with their music, creates a tremendous sense of unease and tension. Blending these two art forms, The Automatic Message melds their auditory and visual works to create unique live performances. Since debuting live at the 2008 New Forms Festival in Vancouver, BC, they have performed across North America and Germany. They made their European debut at Berghain’s Klubnacht in July 2013 and were back again in July 2015. Both trips were made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts’ music travel grant program.
The Automatic Message produces music videos for other artists and for their own music. Their videos have been screened internationally and they were nominated for a Berlin Music Video Award in 2014. Additionally, The Automatic Message run their own annual music video festival in Vancouver – RENDER: The Vancouver International Music Video Festival.
The Automatic Message is very excited to be premiering their latest work, Parturition, at Skalar in Iceland this August. This film/music video explores the theme of loss and memory – the character struggles with a way in which he can hold on to his wife and her memory after she has passed by reenacting her daily rituals.