Six Sites For Sound
Michael J. Schumacher

curated by Anna Colin and Tobi Maier

1 July - 31 July 2005

SIX SITES FOR SOUND is one possible exploration of sound in space and in art through three different forms or supports: in a visual arts context, in a music context and through writing. The first aspect of the project takes place simultaneously in three galleries in the East End, and present new works by British artist Jem Finer and New York based sound artists Keiko Uenishi aka o.blaat and Michael J. Schumacher.

MOT presents a new installation by Michael J. Schumacher. Room Piece London 2005 fills the space with sounds that are customized for the room by creating an installation that matches the acoustical and architectural properties of the space. The piece entitled Room Piece London 2005 is created in real time by computer algorithm, never repeating. The sounds are constantly recontextualized by their placement within a texture of other sounds thus mask, reinforce and filter other sounds in a continuous perceptual shifting of the sonic elements.

Alma Enterprises presents Slowplayer, an installation by Jem Finer that interrelates sound, sculpture and film. At extreme slow speeds the spin of a record player is reduced to a glacial crawl, the record to seismic rumbling. A beat may last a minute, the tiny slices of silence between, ambient voids. The record player becomes an object of contemplation, a meditation on the passing of time, gathering dust, entropic. The six-hour duration of each record is reconstructed through time lapse into a film the length of the original duration, assembled in real time, and projected against the wall.

At Fortescue Avenue, o.blaat's Aboard: fillip2 is a site-specific installation piece created for a cargo container located in the gallery's backyard. Aboard: fillip2 combines performance, sculpture and light. A 5 feet long light bulb flickers on and off with no regular pattern, commanded by a computer from which sound is generated. The room can be totally dark for 5-10 seconds. The sound that fills the room is actually subtle, restrained and minimal. It is impossible to tell if it is the light that is controlling the sound or the opposite phenomenon.

Visitors can follow the thread of sound around London's East end, starting a sonic journey at any of the three galleries. A Tour and discussion led by Jem Finer has been organized for Saturday 9 July (meeting point at Alma Enterprises on 1 Vyner St at 12.30pm).

The second aspect of the project is a night of sound and music performances on Friday 01 July at Tate Britain, as part of the Late at Tate series. Featuring Dawn Scarfe and Jem Finer, Brandon Labelle, Mathias Gmachl, o.blaat and Michael J Schumacher, expect a range of performances in a variety of Tate Britain galleries.

Two radio programs on London's radio art station Resonance104.4FM (www.resonancefm.com) will introduce the artists' work and broadcast a discussion around the issue of presentation and reception of sound art.

The last facet takes a written format in a special Sound Art issue of Resonance Magazine, which observes practices located between sound, music and art through the investigation of various applications of sound by artists, from Christian Marclay's turntable experiments or Friedrich Jürgenson's concept of Electronic Voice Phenomenon, to Bill Fontana's controversial public sound projects. The magazine is accompanied by a CD featuring the work of six internationally renowned sound artists: Mathias Gmachl, Douglas Henderson, Brandon Labelle, Michael J Schumacher, Keiko Uenishi. Contributing writers include: Daniela Cascella, Brandon Labelle, Alfredo Genovesi, Mathias Gmachl, Elisabeth Penker, Thibaut de Ruyter and Mark Schreiber.

Curated by Anna Colin and Tobi Maier
For more information and press images, please contact Tobi Maier at:
info@dosensos.org, phone + 44 (0) 7944 880 357 or visit www.sixsitesforsound.net

Venue details SIX SITES FOR SOUND

· Alma Enterprises, 1 Vyner Street, London E2 9DG +44 (0) 7913 653 910, www.almaenterprises.com 1 - 31 July 2005 / Friday - Sunday: 12 - 6pm

· MOT, Unit 54, 5th floor, Regents Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London E8 4QN +44 (0) 20 7923 9561, www.motinternational.org 1 - 31 July 2005 / Friday - Sunday: 12 - 5pm

· Fortescue Avenue / Jonathan Viner, 33 Fortescue Avenue, London E8 3QB +44 (0) 7968 548 764, www.fortescueavenue.com 1 - 31 July 2005 / Friday - Sunday: 12 - 6pm

· Radio programs on Resonance 104.4FM in central London and www.resonancefm.com worldwide: Tuesday 28 June & Thursday 7 July, 7-8.30pm

· Late at Tate Britain, Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG: Friday 01 July, 6-10pm

· Resonance Magazine special SUPPLEMENT Sound Art, available in selected record and book shops and through London Musicians' Collective, Room 3.6, Lafone House, 11-13 Leathermarket Street, London SE1 (£5+£1pp)