Thinking Through The Body: Sensorium Gymnasium – "Wee Leaf"

In August 2009 I had the opportinity to work with the Thinking Through The Body ArtLab - a research residency led by George Khut and Lizzie Muller, with Jonathan Duckworth, Somaya Langley, Lian Loke, Garth Paine, Maggie Slattery and Catherine Truman.

For Jonathan Duckworth I developed this sonification, the Wii Balance Board 'measures' the center of gravity of participants as they try and balance a leaf on their nose, creating a gentle, spatial sonic response.

Thinking Through The Body: Sensorium Gymnasium – "Wee Leaf" from George Khut on Vimeo.

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Sounding the Winds is an instrument/sound installation that uses the movent of a kite in the wind as a gestural controller, generating a realtime electroacoustic environment in response to the kite's movements. Sensors placed on the kite measure changes in its orientation, speed and tension, transmitting the data to a ground-based computer via Bluetooth.

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Lisa Anderson's Icebergs or The Truth About Sno Domes is a short film crossed with an imaginary documentary. The soundscape created by Jon Drummond incorporates sounds Lisa recorded while on expedition in the High Arctic including throat singer Celina Kalluk, sounds of the Russian Icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov and her own diaries. The unique images are some of Lisa's photographs of ice in many forms including glaciers, icebergs and ice floes. The work explores the edges of the remote areas experiencing the sheer force of Global Warming. The ice is melting in our Sno Dome.

Icebergs or The Truth About Sno Domes from shinylisa on Vimeo.

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