Michael Mersereau (b. 1977) is a media and sound artist based in Oakland, California and Montreal, Canada. Mersereau’s work has been exhibited at institutions and galleries both nationally and internationally such as Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca in Ciudad de Oaxaca, The Diego Rivera Anahuacali Museum in Mexico City, and Maison de la Culture Claude […]
PARTICIPATION Online videos September 12th: Rebar Study Negotiating the balance of the rebar while trying to move ones hands and fingers to change the pitch. Tennis (Excerpt from Ribs, Act II) A real time emotional analysis/ acoustic processing of a live game of tennis. Excerpt from “Ribs”, Act 2. Jacob Wolff’s work and practice is […]
PARTICIPATION Sound Sails “Sound Sails” uncovers and amplifies the hidden sounds generated by the natural world as wind passes through man-made contraptions. Three separate wind vanes, each constructed from a different material (wood, steel, and PVC plastic), catch and respond to the wind in their own unique way. These sculptural objects act as studies on […]
PARTICIPATION Light Study: Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is part of the installation series “Light Study”. Various movies are interpreted through Incandescent or LED bulbs and audio. in this case audio from the film will be interpreted into a sine or square wave in the 19 to 30hz range. For this installation the movie represented […]
PARTICIPATION Cacophony Sublime Using a vibrating/bouncing platform I want to have 3-5 linear steel sculptures bouncing and bumping against each other creating their own chance sounds while serenaded with an electronic looped sound track. They will be brightly projected upon with an LCD projector to create dancing shadows. Sounds will accentuate the visual conversation. I […]
PARTICIPATION Performances on April 9th and June 4th: Noise Jam; It’s a workshop. It’s a show. It’s a party. Conceived of and directed by Kensaku Shinohara. Sound artist Zaq Kenefick collaborates on this project, as will other Southern California creatives. LA-based choreographer, Kensaku Shinohara has been working with dancers, musicians, and visual artists since 2019 […]
PARTICIPATION Gallery installation, April 9 – June 4, 2022:Blues-BirdsA band of bird-projects created by the Loyola High School Music Appreciation students. Steven Speciale, Instructor. More information on Gallery installation. Steven Speciale teaches sound art and music at Loyola High School of Los Angeles where he is also the Choir Director and Music Director for Hannon Theatre. […]