M.C. Schmidt speaks about Matmos, and making music and video, and whatever else comes to mind.
A Duet (trio?) between M.C. Schmidt and a fish called Alex Halsted.
Alex Halsted and David Moré
Gnathonemus Petersii
October 13 - November 21, 2009
Reception: Wednesday, October 14, 5-8 pm
Gnathonemus Petersii is a unique collaboration between musician Alex Halsted and sound artist David Moré. Halsted emits a constant pulse that forms an electrical field that surrounds her body, disturbances to this field she interprets as obstacle, food, or mate. During performance, Moré works with this signal, processing it audibly and transforming the signal with various effects. On view during the exhibition will be a sound installation by Halsted and Moré, and handmade tape and vinyl recordings for sale. Halsted and Moré, in collaboration with other musicians and sound artists, will also create a series of new performances in the gallery. In an engaging format, Gnathonemus Petersii mixes together elements of displacement, inter-species communications, and the commercialism of sound.
David Moré grew up outside Chicago; he has spent the past fourteen years moving between Wisconsin, Oregon, Minnesota, Maryland, and Missouri; and currently is based in Chicago. In 2004 he was quite honored to play his self-built instruments at the High Zero Festival of Improvised and Experimental Music (Baltimore), performing withsuch luminaries as Daniel Higgs, Joe McPhee, and Le Quan Ninh. He has remained involved with the High Zero Festival as Stage Manager ever since. His artworks, performances and sound installations have been presented through Harold Arts and Vega Estates in Chicago.
Alex Halsted arrived in Chicago during the fall of 2008, where she met Moré on October 19, 2008. The two have since been working as a duo, and in collaboration with other artists, musicians and sound experimenters.
Events:
10/14 6:15 pm Opening reception performance by Halsted and Moré
10/15 7:00 pm Performance by Halsted, Moré, composer/performer Joe Grimm and Berlin-based group Ige*Timer (Simon Berz - electronics, and Klaus Janek - double bass)
10/20 5:00 pm Lecture by artist/musician M.C. Schmidt (1/2 of Matmos)
10/21 6:00 pm Performance by Halsted, Moré and M.C. Schmidt
11/03 6:00 pm Performance and demonstration by Alex Halsted with
Electronic Voice Phenomena specialist Michael Esposito
The UIC/Halsted stop on the CTA blue line is located just south of the gallery.
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