Shannon O'Neill

Festival of Sound Arts

Sydney
24 – 27 June 2009

Liquid Architecture 10 will be a landmark occasion for the festival and for sound culture in Australia. Celebrating its tenth consecutive year, the Liquid Architecture sound arts festival will be held across three city venues, The Performance Space, the University of Technology Sydney and Hermann’s Bar, presenting an exciting program of contemporary sound arts. With a decade of experience to draw upon the diverse program features live events and installations showcasing the highest quality sound work in an intense, focused listening environment.

In Sydney, Liquid Architecture 10 presents a program of performances, installations and artist presentations. The breadth of diversity of artists and artistic practices includes meticulous recorded work, improvised instrumental performance, new sound for screen work, radical uses of digital technology, inventive self-made sound making devices and historically informed practices.

Sydney Directors: Jennifer Teo & Shannon O’Neill
Production Manager: Sarah Davies

liquidarchitecture.org.au

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Program

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WED 24 JUNE

Exhibition: Correspondence @ Performance Space

Wed 24 – Sat 27 June
FREE

Opening Wed 24 June (6:00pm)
Performance by Ruark Lewis & Rik Rue

Scott Arford (USA), Ruark Lewis & Rik Rue, Lauren Brincat, Vicky Browne, Josie Cavallaro.
Memory Flows: Nigel Helyer, Greg Shapley, Maria Maranda & Norie Newmark, Jacqueline Gothe & Ian Gwilt.

A composition of works interrogating ideas of sound, music, conversation and silence. In Memory Flows, artists from the UTS Centre for Media Arts and Innovation collaborate around the shared theme of rivers, accessing the flow of memories via objects, sounds and projections.

THU 25 JUNE

Forum & Performance @ Bon Marche Theatre, UTS

Forum: Sustainability of Sound Arts in Australia
3:00 – 5:00pm
FREE

Julian Knowles (Queensland University of Technology)
Paul Mason (Australia Council for the Arts)
Sarah Last (Australian Network for Art & Technology)
Somaya Langley (Electrofringe)
Nat Bates (Liquid Architecture)
Gail Priest (RealTime) via Skype

Julian Knowles will be joined by a panel of leading voices from Australian sound culture to discuss important
issues around the sustainability of contemporary sound arts practice in Australia.

* Image Ecologies Launch – Level 4, Tower Building, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo 6-8pm

Memory Flows Performance: The Field
8:00 – 9:00pm
FREE

Chris Caines
Shannon O’Neill
Jessica Tyrrell

Artists improvise together on themes of memory and water, responding to each other and to audiovisual material from sources including the ABC’s Pool website. This performance will also be streamed live online at http://www.communication.uts.edu.au/centres/cmai/.

FRI 26 JUNE

Concert One @ Performance Space

7:30 – 10:30pm
$25/20

Thomas Koner (DE)
Garry Bradbury (SYD)
Cat Hope (WA)
Alex White (SYD)
The full spectrum of sound will be explored in this concert, from noise and infrasound, to intricate detail and atmospheric ambience.

SAT 27 JUNE

Concert Two @ Performance Space

6:00 – 9:00pm
$25/20

Asmus Tietchens (DE)
Plump (Dave Brown/ Phil Samartzis/ Marc Rogerson) (VIC)
Whirlpool (Chris Abrahams & Kraig Grady) (SYD)
Somaya Langley (SYD)
New instruments, new approaches to traditional instruments, and a major figure in the history of electronic and experimental music.

10 Year Anniversary Celebration @ Hermann’s Bar

10:00pm – late
$20/$15

The Evolution Control Committee (USA)
Buttress O’Kneel (VIC)
Puzahki (QLD)
Atone (SYD)
Loom (SYD/ACT)
DJ Lieutenant Colonel Spastic Howitzer (SYD)
DJ Corporal Leper (SYD)

Come and celebrate Liquid Architecture’s 10th birthday at this special late night show, featuring the pioneers of the mash-up, the Evolution Control Committee (USA). A night of breakcore, cabaret, dub and more, with some of Australia’s finest underground talents.

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Tickets

SPECIAL Season Pass $50/$40
Both concerts + entry to closing night party at Hermann’s Bar.

BOOKINGS:
For Festival Pass, Concert One & Concert Two
Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com.au

For Hermann’s event only
The ACCESS Centre, Level 1 Manning House, University of Sydney Ph: 9563 6000 Email: info@usu.usyd.edu.au

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Venues

Performance Space, Carriageworks
245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh
Access info: http://www.carriageworks.com.au/visiting_us.php?subpage=getthere

University of Technology Sydney
UTS Bon Marche Theatre, 755 Harris St, Ultimo
Access info: http://www.fmu.uts.edu.au/disability/cbaccess.html

Hermann’s Bar
Cnr City Rd & Butlin Ave, University of Sydney, Sydney.
Access info: http://www.hermannsbar.com/About/FAQ/Default.aspx

Accessibility

All venues are wheelchair accessible. Accessible toilets.

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Festival Partners & Supporters

Liquid Architecture 10: Sydney is proudly presented by Performance Space, Centre for Media Arts Innovation (UTS), Alias Frequencies and Plum Industries.

Liquid Architecture is assisted by the City of Sydney, NSW Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Additional support from Goethe Institute & Sound Travellers.

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