Sound Art in the White Cube, seminar at UKS, 2006
PROGRAMME 24. FEBRUARY 2006, UTKANTEN, UKS
Lakkegata 55D, 0187 Oslo, - TLF +47 22195050. Free entrance.
SOUND ART IN THE WHITE CUBE, curated by Jana Winderen and Maia Urstad
Jana Winderen and Maia Urstad in collaboration with Jørgen Træen organized the sound project MOTLYD at USF in Bergen in 2001. Five years later they will focus on the development of Sound Art during this period at this one-day seminar. Today we see software development and experimentation on a large scale, and extensive exhibitions and publications on the subject of Sound Art are being produced. A growing number of young artist are sharing experiences in this field of activity. This will at the same time demand a clarification of the position of Sound Art in the' White Cube' environment, and further on which actions an institution must take to fulfill their ambitions for the development and promotion of sound-based artworks. The participants have all taken part in the development of Sound Art, and will as practitioners and professionals talk about their experiences in relation to this.
11.00 - 11.30 Introduction, Jana Winderen og Maia Urstad
11.30 - 12.15 Mike Harding, director of the audio-visual label Touch in London
The Rustling of Leaves and the Howling of Wind
Mike Harding talks about the problems and possibilities confronting artists and curators when organising or working on audio-visual events. He calls for a reassessment of the role of sound in mixed-media work and offers the use of sound in the natural world as a source of inspiration for all artists.
12.30 - 13.00 Jørgen Larsson, artist, musician
Joint portraits, reflections concerning the presentation of sound - artistic and practical realities.
13.15 - 13.45 Lars Petter Hagen, composer, artistic director of Happy Days sound festival and Ny Musikk.
What is the difference? Compositional strategies in Sound Art and music. With examples from Ny Musikk events and own work.
14.00 - 15.00 Lunch
15.15 - 16.00 Brandon LaBelle, artist, curator, writer
Without Belonging
How does sound find its place when it seems to partially leave place behind? Considering such spatial riddles I will search for descriptions and examples so as to locate sounds geographic and aesthetic potential.
16.15 - 16.45 Steinar Sekkingstad, art historian, critic, curator
Erlend Hammer, art historian, critic, curator
Why do we need a Sound Art gallery? Establishing Lydgalleriet in Bergen. What is wrong with the regular galleries? Does a separate gallery represent a freedom from the constraints of such galleries, or does it unnecessarily confine Sound Art within the format of white-cube installations? Are we building an institution or creating an experimental think-tank?
17.00 - 17.30 Bjarne Kvinnsland, Composer,artist and producer
Installations by Intravision
Bjarne Kvinnsland, Per Åge Lyså, Yngve Sandboe
”We work like a Rock Group in a studio, carefully programming sound & light. We discuss possibilities combining the broad experience from our different professional backgrounds. Each project represents the development of a new and innovative multimedia instrument, which we first build, and then play on”.
17.45 - 18.15 Trond Lossius sound and installation artist
Sound in the gallery space: Experience and challenges
In recent years Trond Lossius has been doing a number of cross-disciplinary projects in collaboration with other artists, mainly combining sound and visual elements. Based on his experiences, he will talk about different approaches and challenges he has encountered when working with sound in gallery spaces.
The seminar is supported by:
Ny Musikk
Atelier Nord
Lydgalleriet i Bergen
photo: Emil Høgset
