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I took part in The Art of Voice Synthesis conference and a concert at Het Orgelpark organised by the University of Amsterdam.
Vocalist Ute Wassermann performed her work pneuma with my Talking Machine and the Singing Machine performed the last three (solo) verses of hitonokiesari. The accompanying drone was supplied by one of the several Orgelpark organs. The concert was attended by an enthusiastic audience; a mix of members of the public and experts from the conference. In the interval the audience came onto the stage and I gave close-up demonstrations of my instruments, including MotorMouth,(left), on loan from the Berlinische Galerie. |
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Stadtgalerie - the municipal gallery in Saarbrücken, Germany. The gallery has a 25-year history of presenting Sound Art and this is the second time I have shown there. This time I was invited to take part at the suggestion of Prof. Andreas Oldörp. I spent long periods at the gallery programming a new work and demonstrating other works to visitors. They responded by telling their friends - a popular and successful exhibition. I shared it with my friend and colleague Max Eastley who showed three sound installations. We are now preparing a joint bi-lingual catalogue to be published in July by Kerber Verlag. Collectively, our exhibitions were entitled Two Measures of Time. |
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StringThing was shown at Daniel Löwenbrück's Rumpsti Pumpsti gallery, Berlin. It played things for things by Makiko Nishikaze |
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My Singing Machine was featured in a concert by the Ensemble KNM Berlin and friends Die Welt nach Tiepolo: ASIEN (The World According to Tiepolo: ASIA) at Radialsystem Berlin. Masahiro Miwa: hitonokiesari Introduction and Recital of a poem by Sadakazu Fujii for Singing Machine, Ein Ton and nine players. |
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I demonstrated my Four Voices and Singing Machine in KONTAKTE, Biennial for Electroacoustic Music & Sound Art at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin The Four Voices sang a chant specially composed for them by Masahiro Miwa; this was their first performance in public. "Tongues and tuners running up and down; lips opening and closing; vibrating vocal chords - an amazing analogue of human song: all accomplished without loudspeakers and without any form of recording." |
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Archipel 2018, Genève, Suisse festival des musiques d'aujourd'hui 15. 03 to 18. 03.18 Salle de l'Alhambra: demonstration of Four Voices 18.03.18 Salle de l'Alhambra: Masahiro Miwa: hitonokiesari Introduction and Recital of a poem by Sadakazu Fujii for Singing Machine, Ein Ton and nine members of the Kammerensemble Neue Musik, Berlin (KNM) |
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UmbruchThese / Upheaval Freehome - Artist to Artist - Berlin Vadim Zakharow / fontaine b. Artists: Lucio Fontana, Hermann Nitsch, Maya Attoum, Serge Stephan, Lindy Annis, Jacopo Rinaldi, Mariana Vassileva, Emmett Williams and Ann Noël, Arnold Dreyblatt, Elana Katz, Malcolm Green and Natalia Cerutti. I showed a clock. |
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My contribution to the Hearable Hackathon: a hearable made of a wire coat hanger, two sheets of card and some tape. It works great, costs almost nothing and does not require batteries. Frauenhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT Project manager: Peggy Sylopp hack4ears website (German) |
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I had the pleasure of advising Tatiana López and Carlos Gutiérrez on their splendid Whistling Jars installation ...
Ch'ipas |
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Saarland Clock Museum I showed 8 clocks, drawings and other related material. Also my Singing Machine. The museum is run by an association of clock makers, collectors and precision engineers. This was their first show of its kind (to mark the 25th anniversary of their museum) and was thought to have been highly successful so they now plan to present similar exhibitions in the future. More about the exhibition Museum website |
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Knock on Wood - a percussion installation Tom Johnson & Martin Riches Control system: Manfred Fox Circuit, centre d'art contemporain, Lausanne The first presentation of the installation; in a large, white and splendidly resonant space. More about Knock on Wood |
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Post-Opera TENT, Witte de Withstraat 50, Rotterdam 19th April - 30th June Open: Tue - Sun: 11:00 - 18:00 In collaboration with the annual Rotterdam Operadagen The exhibition was curated by Kris Dittel and Jelena Novak |
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KONTRAKLANG New Music Arkaoda / Berlin with Ute Wassermann Pneuma for voice and Talking Machine (2016) and Tomomi Adachi How to learn to talk 2U for Talking Machine, voice and gesture (2013) Arkaoda is a recently opened Berlin night club, (named after a well known night club in Istanbul.) |
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18th May: Post Opera TENT Art Centre, Rotterdam Symposium: Installing the Voice / Operadagen Rotterdam including a preview of a film about my work by Dr.Hannah Bosma (University of Amsterdam), Sergio Gridelli (camera), Armeno Alberts (sound) 19th May: Singing Machine, explanation and demonstration |
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Knock on Wood - a percussion installation Tom Johnson & Martin Riches. The control system is by Manfred Fox Tabakalera International centre for contemporary culture Donostia / San Sebastian 1st floor Hall More about Knock on Wood |
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Structure and Sound Curator: Yukari Fujimoto Kyoto Seika University Gallery Fleur with Minoru Sato, Atsushi Nishijima and Akitsugu Maebayashi I showed the Singing Machine, the Thinking Machine and a clock (left). Sponsors: Komaba Museum (Thinking Machine) The Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences Japan Arts Council Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Kyoto City Tourism Association. Open: 11:00-18:00 |
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SOTO Gallery, Kyoto. I gave a demonstration of the Singing Machine and vowel pipes from the Talking Machine. Simultaneous translation by Yumiko Urae. |
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At the suggestion of Prof. Suguru Goto I was invited as Guest Professor at Geidai / Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Music, Senju Campus to work on the Singing Machine A detailed description here! |
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I showed the results during a production and research exhibition: Senju Art Path 2019 at Geidai Senju Campus. I also showed the Thinking Machine on loan from the collection of Komaba Museum, Todai / Tokyo University - my thanks to Orimo-san and to Prof. Hermann Gottschewski ! The exhibition was attended by students, by members of the public, and by many friends, both old and new. - residency, as above - exhibition and photos |
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Interactive Field (1999) at Acud Kunst Haus Veteranenstr 21, 10119 Berlin-Mitte ... and, at the same time, a short walk away ... |
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Knock on Wood (2019) with music by Tom Johnson at Meinblau Projektraum, Pfefferberg Haus 5, Christinenstr 18-19, 10119 Berlin-Mitte Both exhibitions were organised by singuhr projekte |
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An Orrery to conduct musicians A project with composer Annesley Black and percussionist / instrument maker Thomas Meixner. Orrery Singer Kunst Kultur Kirche Allerheiligen Thüringer Str. 35 Frankfurt am Maine Delphine Roche, flute Robin Hoffmann, guitar Annesley Black & Jeró Caballero orrery ![]() Musikfonds ![]() Federal Commissioner for Culture & Media |
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Orrery Singer by Annesley Black This time at the Ultima Festival in Oslo with the Ensemble asamisimasa |
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Sound Sculpture Exhibition 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo organised by the Creative Arts Executive. featuring the Thinking Machine on loan from the Komaba Museum, University of Tokyo There were 2572 visitors.and favorable reviews Curator: Aki Hirokawa |
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The Singing Machine (2013) in a group exhibition about the voice: Le Voile du Palais Hôtel Pasteur - a new cultural venue 2 Place Pasteur, 35000 Rennes The voice as a technology of the body Recording as a technology of the voice Curator: Damien Simon Le Bon Accueil, Reverb Lieu d'arts sonores. Rennes |
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NOHE NOSHE Eleni Poulou & Petr Step Kišur A recording "Where Are You?" based on a phrase by the Singing Machine at the Collective Alienation - CTM 2022 Exhibition Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin |
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La voce artificiale ISBN: 979-12-5976-278-8 In 2020 I had a long exchange of emails with Domenico Napolitano on the subject of artificial voice during his research for his doctoral thesis. His thesis has now been published as a book and I am honoured and delighted to see the initial sketch of my MotorMouth project on the cover. |
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Field Kitchen Academy Theme: Voice as Object, Object (h)as Voice For a couple of days I shall serve as a member of the academy along with other sound artists, with composers, with a philosopher, with two zen masters and a ventriloquist. Curator: Ece Pazabaşı | |
Gutshaus Wüsten Buchholz Perleberg, Mark Brandenburg |
1982 -89 -93 | grants from the Senator for Cultural Affairs, Berlin |
1986 | Realisation of the project Machine Dance for the |
Production Technology Centre (PTZ) of the Technical University / | |
Frauenhofer Gesellschaft, Berlin | |
1989 | Residency at the New York Hall of Science with the project |
Pattern and Chaos. | |
1999 | Interactive Art prize winner, InterCommunication Center (ICC/NTT) Tokyo |
2000 | Realisation of the project Hello, can you hear me? for a school for visually |
handicapped children in Berlin. | |
2001 | Residency at the Hochschule für Media in Cologne awarded by the |
German Sound Art Prize competition. | |
2006 | Guest at La Courbière, Estervayer-le-Lac, Switzerland. |
Residency with Roland Pfrengle and the Talking Machine at Tesla, Berlin. | |
2009 | Residency at Burg Eisenhardt, Belzig, Mark Brandenburg. |
2010 | Residency at IAMAS, Institute for Advanced Media Arts & Sciences, |
Ogaki, Japan. | |
2011-14 | Grant for Hybrid Music for Humans and Machines from the |
German Federal Cultural Foundation - Kulturstiftung des Bundes | |
2016 | I was a guest at the Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken during the exhibition |
Two Measures of Time ... | |
2018 | and again during the exhibition at the Saarland Clock Museum |
2019 | Residency at Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Music. |
2021 | Grant from the Giesecke + Devrient Foundation. |