PARTICIPATION An evening of improvised sonic experimentation in conjunction with the gallery exhibition of Rychard Cooper’s visual art. Located in the rear area of the downstairs gallery in building A. SynthLab Artists: Rychard CooperComposer, synthesist & sound designer.Teaches composition, electronic music & digital media at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, California State University, Long […]

PARTICIPATION Obon is a reflection on my Japanese grandparents’ time in the WWII American concentration camps. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist holiday honoring ancestors who return to earth for a visit- like a Japanese “Dia del los Muertos.” Part of the celebration includes spiritual conveyances called “shoryoma.” One is an eggplant “cow”who lumbers back laden […]

PARTICIPATION Drawn and twisted focuses attention on the sonic qualities of the heritage machines housed in the National Wool Museum of Australia. The work explores the stages of processing wool from raw fleece into commercial products. It portrays an interweaving of the hardship and prosperity inherent to the history of manufacturing sheep’s wool from herding […]

PARTICIPATION Free your Jazz Free your Vision Free Jazz performance by Renowned Saxophonist Stanley Zappa with full building projections by Video Artist Stephen Linsley. Stephen Linsley is a fine artist working in photography, video installation and music. He was a founding member of the JIm Carroll Band. He has produced numerous records. He is currently […]

PARTICIPATION Unity Spire This unusual 6′ tall slim pyramidal object was recently discovered protruding through the Antarctic ice sheet, centered nearly on the Earth’s rotational pole axis. It appears to react to the presence of humans, with more simultaneous hands on it the more dramatic it’s acoustic & physical behavior. It’s unusual texture and difficulty […]

PARTICIPATION Seeds Above, Seeds Below Unseen and unheard, the embryonic soil that wraps around a seed provides nourishment. Influenced by the heat and light from above the verdant veins sprout through the soil offering us a silent totem that shows an entity exists below our feet. As above, so below—a reflection dark and absent of […]

PARTICIPATION Nothing Resonates is a gripping menagerie of found sounds, layered with croaking frogs and straining air vents. It features mundane sounds like brushing one’s teeth and running water, which are sped-up and distorted to reflect an unrecognizable, inhospitable environment in the wake of dissociation. The piece drags-in listeners with a permeating feeling of a […]

PARTICIPATION The Guitar Chair is a unique instrument that resembles a chair and plays with guitar strings. Its visual aesthetic and functional usage challenges the boundary between functional objects and decorative art. The performance of this instrument exemplifies an activation of function while creating art with intuitive improvisation. Sophie Fan is an interdisciplinary artist based […]

PARTICIPATION Garden Ensamble Partnering with living plants, I create site-responsive stop-motion animations. At my local creek, I search for a plant that seems eager to collaborate. Once discovered, I gently guide its limbs with wire, moving image by image. I respond to its form, its timing, its wisdom. Once our pas de deux is complete, […]

PARTICIPATION Foco is a live deconstruction of an overwhelming mass of sound, video and image (“wall of media”) through movement and audience interaction. A live coder programs sound and visuals in real time, while a dancer modifies them using motion sensors. The audience can open seams in the wall of media using provided diy game-like […]