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Great Britain produces some of the most
stylish, uplifting, and entertaining experimental music and film
today. Increasingly, the same digital technology is being used
to prepare both sound and images, even simultaneously. The artists
affiliating themselves to this new movement of ‘artificial
expressionism’ aim to break down some of the barriers between
aural and visual experiences. This
Kiasma showcase features two of the genre’s top acts.
People Like Us present their new digital
collage, in which sound and visuals mesh seamlessly. For a decade
now, the group has been combining kitsch, pop trivia, and British
humour to an extravagant effect. In Vicky Bennett’s manipulative
hands even ordinary radio conversations mutate into something
absurd and burlesque.
Brighton-based Semiconductor construct
animations that interpret the world through urban architecture
and abstract landscapes. Consisting of graphic designers Ruth
Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt, the duo present images as sound,
and sound as images, calling this unique fusion ‘Sound
Film’. At the Avanto Helsinki Media Art Festival, Semiconductor
will perform soundtracks to their new animations live. In Inaudible
Cities: Part 1 the sounds of an impending electrical storm
transform into a metropolis. Strata presents a 3-D interactive
journey, building both abstract and representational landscapes
onto the screen.
Semiconductor has released a unique DVD
containing films from Semiconductor, People Like Us, Ian Helliwell,
and others. Hi-Fi Rise, Sonic cities form another timeline
is one of the most innovative independently released DVDs. It
is available online through Semiconductor’s
website.
Friday 22.11.2002 - Kiasma Theatre
20:00 - People Like Us / Semiconductor
Links
People
Like Us
Semiconductor
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