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
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.
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
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.
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.
