12-21 May 2016
Next Wave Festival, Northcote Uniting Church, 251 High St, Northcote, Melbourne
Artist statement:
Relating to the Immediate Surroundings of Something examines the nature of musical performance and it’s relationship with the space surrounding it. Taking the word ambient as a starting point - the title is the dictionary definition of the word – it uses this as impetus to rearrange the paradigms of performance. Relating to… featured a unique performance each morning of the Festival, which was then captured in an extended, 5-hour reverberation that echoed throughout the concert hall throughout the day.
This installation was made into an album October 2017 - listen here or via Bandcamp.
*Sound designer/audio programmer:
Benjamin Carey
*Performers:
12th - Matthias Schack-Arnott
13th - Pooja Gupta
14th - Art Wilson
14th - Lucy Cliche (live 6pm)
19th - Superstar
20th - Daniel Von Jenatsch
21st - Jacob Abela
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
Photo: Sarah Walker