Sydney
24 – 27 June 2009
Liquid Architecture 10 will be a landmark occasion for the festival and for sound culture in Australia. With a decade of experience to draw upon the diverse program features live events and installations showcasing the highest quality sound work in an intense, focused listening environment.
In Sydney, Liquid Architecture 10 presents a program of performances, installations and artist presentations. The breadth of diversity of artists and artistic practices includes meticulous recorded work, improvised instrumental performance, new sound for screen work, radical uses of digital technology, inventive self-made sound making devices and historically informed practices.
Program
Download Festival Program (PDF 4.5MB)Correspondence Exhibition
24 – 27 June 2009
Performance Space, Carriageworks
Opening Night
Wed 24 June 2009
Performance by Ruark Lewis & Rik Rue
A composition of works interrogating ideas of sound, music, conversation and silence. Artists from the UTS Centre for Media Arts and Innovation collaborate on Memory Flows around the shared theme of rivers, accessing the flow of memories via objects, sounds and projections. Artists include Scott Arford (USA), Ruark Lewis, Lauren Brincat, Vicky Browne, Josie Cavallaro, Nigel Helyer, Greg Shapley, Maria Miranda & Norie Neumark, Jacqueline Gothe, Ian Gwilt.
View exhibition galleryForum & Live Performance
25 June 2009
Bon Marche Theatre, University of Technology, Sydney
Forum: Sustainability of Sound Arts in Australia
Julian Knowles will be joined by a panel of leading voices from Australian sound culture to discuss important issues around the sustainability of contemporary sound arts practice in Australia. Speakers include Julian Knowles (QUT), Paul Mason (Aus Council for the Arts), Sarah Last (ANAT/WiredLab), Somaya Langley (Electrofringe), Nat Bates (Liquid Architecture), Gail Priest (RealTime)
Performance by The Field
Artists Chris Caines, Shannon O’Neill and Jessica Tyrrell improvise together on themes of memory and water, responding to each other and to audiovisual material from sources including the ABC’s Pool website. This performance will also be streamed live online. Live stream the performance.
View The Field galleryConcert One
26 June 2009
Performance Space, Carriageworks
Thomas Koner (DE)
Gary Bradbury (Syd)
Cat Hope (Perth)
Alex White (Syd)
The full spectrum of sound will be explored in this concert, from noise and infrasound, to intricate detail and atmospheric ambience.
Concert Two
27 June 2009
Performance Space, Carriageworks
Asmus Tietchens (DE)
Whirlpool (Syd)
Plump (Melb)
Somaya Langley (Syd)
New instruments, new approaches to traditional instruments, and a major figure in the history of electronic and experimental music.
View Concert Gallery
10 Year Anniversary Celebration
27 June 2009
Hermann’s Bar, University of Sydney
Come and celebrate Liquid Architecture’s 10th birthday at this special late night show, featuring the pioneers of the mash-up, the Evolution Control Committee. A night of breakcore, cabaret, dub and more, with some of Australia’s finest underground talent.
Artists include Evolution Control Committee (USA), Buttress O’Kneel, Puzahki, Atone, Loom, DJ Lieutenant Colonel Spastic Howitzer, DJ Corporal Leper.
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Tickets
Season Pass
Both concerts + entry to anniversary party at Hermann’s Bar
$50/$40 from Ticketmaster
Venues
All venues are wheelchair accessible with accessible amenities and parking available.
Festival Partners & Supporters
Liquid Architecture 10: Sydney is proudly presented by Performance Space, Centre for Media Arts Innovation (UTS), Alias Frequencies and Plum Industries.
Liquid Architecture is assisted by the City of Sydney, NSW Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Additional support from Goethe Institute & Sound Travellers.
