send + receive [v. 11] schedule of events
Tuesday, October 13:
Opening Reception
at Ace Art Inc.
5:00pm-7:00pm
Free admission
For the 11th edition of send + receive we will focus (and play with) your senses, challenge where you listen and explore the playful and complex nature of collaboration and improvisation. Come join us as we kick off the festival with the unveiling of our many installations and festival director crys cole gives a rundown on the strange and wonderful sounds you will experience for the next five days.
Wednesday, October 14:
“I see something that you do not see and this is…”
Artist Talk with Heribert Friedl
University of Manitoba | Centre Space, John A. Russell Building, Faculty of Architecture.
Noon – 1:00
Free admission
This artist talk focuses on Friedl’s theory of the non-visual object phenomena, what this means and why it is the focus of his practice. He will present and discuss examples of his dematerialized art practice working with materials such as air, scent and sound to explore these concepts.
Workshop: Scrap yard guitars with found materials with Ken Gregory
at Graffiti Gallery | 109 Higgins Ave.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Free admission
This is a youth oriented workshop where kids will learn how to build and play a scrap yard guitar, built from hockey sticks, tin cans, wire, string, pipes and other junk!
USO Project + Selfish (Italy), Mark Templeton (CAN), TIND (CAN) and Ezekiel Honig (USA)
Eckhardt Hall, U of W Campus | 515 Portage Ave.
$12
Doors: 7:00
Begins: 8:00 – 10:30
This evening’s event will bring warm sounds to your cold October night. Featured are two key artists from the Anticipate Records roster, a New York- based electronic label that seeks to integrate the physical world with the digital realm. Canadian artist Mark Templeton, whose Standing on a Hummingbird album was the first release for the label, uses acoustic and electric instruments to create dense washes of sound that envelop the listener. Label founder Ezekiel Honig (US) will also present his subtle blend of found sounds and melodic abstractions. This is Honig’s first performance in Winnipeg; his send + receive appearance comes between engagements at the prestigious Mutek Festival in Montreal and the Plateaux Festival in Poland. Complementing the evening’s performances are two screenings of compelling audio-visual works from USO Project + Selfish (Italy) and TIND: thisisnotdesign (CAN).
This performance is co-presented with The University of Winnipeg's CKUW 95.9FM in celebration of the campus radio station's 10th Anniversary.
Thursday, October 15:
Artist Talk with Magali Babin
La Maison des Artistes, 219 Provencher Blvd.
Noon to 1:00 p.m
Free Admission
Montreal artist Magali Babin will introduce her work through a brief performance and discussion (French Language).
Workshop: Improvising & experimenting with Jeffrey Allport + Nate Wooley
Rossbrook House Neighborhood drop in Centre | 658 Ross Avenue
5:30pm-7:30pm
Free Admission
Jeffrey Allport and Nate Wooley explore improvised music through the act of listening and experimenting with sound. Allport and Wooley are known in the musical community for the constant reinvention of their instruments (drums and trumpet respectively). This two hour workshop, with participants ages 10 -14, will be spent with listening exercises and lots of music making as a large group. The focus will be on experimentation and working with others to make music.
Francisco Lopez (SP / NL)
Urban Shaman Gallery | 203 – 290 McDermot Ave.
Doors: 7:45
Performance: 8:30 – 9:30
$12
* Note: doors will be locked during performance. No latecomers!
Internationally renowned Spanish sound artist Francisco Lopez will present one of his trademark immersive listening performances. This is a rare opportunity to experience Lopez’s work in a setting that transcends simple listening. Visual stimuli are removed – audience members are invited to wear blindfolds and the performance takes place in a darkened room – and surround sound speakers and seating in the round complete the effect of a world created by sound. Known for his astonishing sound palette and physically affecting works, from nearly imperceptible natural sounds to the most powerful relentless industrial sounds, the experience of witnessing his masterful sound manipulation live is one not to be missed!
This performance will be followed by the send + receive: 10 Years of Sound double DVD set release party at the Royal Albert Arms ( 48 Albert St.).
Friday, October 16:
Long Distance Collaborating
Artist Talk with Machinefabriek + Stephen Vitiello
Aqua Books (2nd Floor) | 274 Garry Street
1:00 – 2:00
Free admission - includes coffee and cookies
These two seasoned and prolific sound artists ‘met’ through email and began a dialogue that led to a long distance collaboration based on a common enthusiasm for ‘exchange’. Turning the collaborative exchange more typical to electronic artists on it’s ear, they chose to send each other a box of objects to work with rather than simply sending each other audio files. This endeavor culminated in the beautiful 12k release Box Music, released in 2008. Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) and Steven Vitiello will discuss the trials, tribulations and benefits of collaborating in this way. Their collaborative project and individual practices will both be discussed. Attendees will be invited to provide objects to be incorporated into the evenings performance.
Magali Babin (CAN), Heribert Friedl (AT), and the duo of Stephen Vitiello (US) + Machinefabriek (NL)
Urban Shaman Gallery | 203 – 290 McDermot Ave.
Doors: 7:30
Performances: 8:30
$12
An evening of small sounds and objects…
Incorporating subtle gestures and (at times) unorthodox sound sources each of these four artists have developed a unique language of their own. From Magali Babin’s focused metallic soundscapes, to Heribert Friedl’s delicate minimalism, to the recent small object collaboration of Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuydervelt) and Stephen Vitiello, this night will draw attention to the subtle aural world of objects not typically listened to.
Opening Reception
at Ace Art Inc.
5:00pm-7:00pm
Free admission
For the 11th edition of send + receive we will focus (and play with) your senses, challenge where you listen and explore the playful and complex nature of collaboration and improvisation. Come join us as we kick off the festival with the unveiling of our many installations and festival director crys cole gives a rundown on the strange and wonderful sounds you will experience for the next five days.
Wednesday, October 14:
“I see something that you do not see and this is…”
Artist Talk with Heribert Friedl
University of Manitoba | Centre Space, John A. Russell Building, Faculty of Architecture.
Noon – 1:00
Free admission
This artist talk focuses on Friedl’s theory of the non-visual object phenomena, what this means and why it is the focus of his practice. He will present and discuss examples of his dematerialized art practice working with materials such as air, scent and sound to explore these concepts.
Workshop: Scrap yard guitars with found materials with Ken Gregory
at Graffiti Gallery | 109 Higgins Ave.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Free admission
This is a youth oriented workshop where kids will learn how to build and play a scrap yard guitar, built from hockey sticks, tin cans, wire, string, pipes and other junk!
USO Project + Selfish (Italy), Mark Templeton (CAN), TIND (CAN) and Ezekiel Honig (USA)
Eckhardt Hall, U of W Campus | 515 Portage Ave.
$12
Doors: 7:00
Begins: 8:00 – 10:30
This evening’s event will bring warm sounds to your cold October night. Featured are two key artists from the Anticipate Records roster, a New York- based electronic label that seeks to integrate the physical world with the digital realm. Canadian artist Mark Templeton, whose Standing on a Hummingbird album was the first release for the label, uses acoustic and electric instruments to create dense washes of sound that envelop the listener. Label founder Ezekiel Honig (US) will also present his subtle blend of found sounds and melodic abstractions. This is Honig’s first performance in Winnipeg; his send + receive appearance comes between engagements at the prestigious Mutek Festival in Montreal and the Plateaux Festival in Poland. Complementing the evening’s performances are two screenings of compelling audio-visual works from USO Project + Selfish (Italy) and TIND: thisisnotdesign (CAN).
This performance is co-presented with The University of Winnipeg's CKUW 95.9FM in celebration of the campus radio station's 10th Anniversary.
Thursday, October 15:
Artist Talk with Magali Babin
La Maison des Artistes, 219 Provencher Blvd.
Noon to 1:00 p.m
Free Admission
Montreal artist Magali Babin will introduce her work through a brief performance and discussion (French Language).
Workshop: Improvising & experimenting with Jeffrey Allport + Nate Wooley
Rossbrook House Neighborhood drop in Centre | 658 Ross Avenue
5:30pm-7:30pm
Free Admission
Jeffrey Allport and Nate Wooley explore improvised music through the act of listening and experimenting with sound. Allport and Wooley are known in the musical community for the constant reinvention of their instruments (drums and trumpet respectively). This two hour workshop, with participants ages 10 -14, will be spent with listening exercises and lots of music making as a large group. The focus will be on experimentation and working with others to make music.
Francisco Lopez (SP / NL)
Urban Shaman Gallery | 203 – 290 McDermot Ave.
Doors: 7:45
Performance: 8:30 – 9:30
$12
* Note: doors will be locked during performance. No latecomers!
Internationally renowned Spanish sound artist Francisco Lopez will present one of his trademark immersive listening performances. This is a rare opportunity to experience Lopez’s work in a setting that transcends simple listening. Visual stimuli are removed – audience members are invited to wear blindfolds and the performance takes place in a darkened room – and surround sound speakers and seating in the round complete the effect of a world created by sound. Known for his astonishing sound palette and physically affecting works, from nearly imperceptible natural sounds to the most powerful relentless industrial sounds, the experience of witnessing his masterful sound manipulation live is one not to be missed!
This performance will be followed by the send + receive: 10 Years of Sound double DVD set release party at the Royal Albert Arms ( 48 Albert St.).
Friday, October 16:
Long Distance Collaborating
Artist Talk with Machinefabriek + Stephen Vitiello
Aqua Books (2nd Floor) | 274 Garry Street
1:00 – 2:00
Free admission - includes coffee and cookies
These two seasoned and prolific sound artists ‘met’ through email and began a dialogue that led to a long distance collaboration based on a common enthusiasm for ‘exchange’. Turning the collaborative exchange more typical to electronic artists on it’s ear, they chose to send each other a box of objects to work with rather than simply sending each other audio files. This endeavor culminated in the beautiful 12k release Box Music, released in 2008. Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) and Steven Vitiello will discuss the trials, tribulations and benefits of collaborating in this way. Their collaborative project and individual practices will both be discussed. Attendees will be invited to provide objects to be incorporated into the evenings performance.
Magali Babin (CAN), Heribert Friedl (AT), and the duo of Stephen Vitiello (US) + Machinefabriek (NL)
Urban Shaman Gallery | 203 – 290 McDermot Ave.
Doors: 7:30
Performances: 8:30
$12
An evening of small sounds and objects…
Incorporating subtle gestures and (at times) unorthodox sound sources each of these four artists have developed a unique language of their own. From Magali Babin’s focused metallic soundscapes, to Heribert Friedl’s delicate minimalism, to the recent small object collaboration of Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuydervelt) and Stephen Vitiello, this night will draw attention to the subtle aural world of objects not typically listened to.
send + receive is thrilled to present the live world premier of the “box music” project, a long distance collaboration between Vitiello + Machinefabriek. Tonight’s performance is the first time the duo will perform together in person. For this special occasion they will provide each other with a new box of objects, unseen and un-discussed beforehand, to ‘play’ during the performance. A truly unique and exciting event!
This program will travel to Montreal for a send + receive encore presentation on Sunday, October 18th at the Casa del Popolo.
Saturday, October 17:
Professional Artist lecture/workshop with Francisco Lopez
Video Pool Media Arts Centre | 300 – 100 Arthur St., 3rd floor
$15 / $10 Video Pool Members
1 – 5:00 p.m.
send + receive: a festival of sound v.11 and Video Pool Media Arts Centre co-present a very special workshop with world renowned Spanish sound artist Francisco Lopez. Lopez will discuss how his sound practice has been shaped over the past 30 years by two main areas of influence that divert from common music training: the independent home-music worldwide network (starting in the late 70s) and the influence of ‘real world’ sonic environments, particularly from nature.
He will also discuss the implications of the stage: an ancient convention used to establish a contemplative experience that has been uncritically adopted by most Western musical practices. In the case of electronic/experimental music, the absence of a stage – and thus its perceptive and symbolic consequences –changes the focus from the performer to the sound itself and transforms the sonic experience from contemplative to immersive.
Pilgrimage from Scattered Points – screening
Jeffrey Allport (CAN), Ami Yoshida (JAP) and Nate Wooley (USA)
Urban Shaman Gallery | 203 – 290 McDermot Ave.
$12 for screening and performance
$10 for performances only
Screening: 7:30 – 8:30
Performances: 9:00 – 11:30
A night of improvisations…
To begin the night we will be presenting the Winnipeg premiere of the hypnotic documentary Pilgrimage from Scattered Points. The film, by UK artist/filmmaker Luke Fowler, traces the revolutionary ideas and follows the struggles of English composer Cornelius Cardew and the Scratch Orchestra, a group created to embrace all musicians and non-musicians under an exploratory improvising constitution.
Following the film and expanding on it’s ideas, three seasoned and uniquely talented improvising artists from different countries will perform a series of free improvisations.
Jeffrey Allport has developed a beautifully compelling language through his percussion and has performed extensively around the world. Nate Wooley takes the trumpet to places that most would never recognize; he is a varied and instinctive player with years of diverse experience. Ami Yoshida is known for what she calls the ‘howling voice’. Through vocalization she stretches and strains to create a pure sound, barely audible at times and fiercely present at others. An evening guaranteed to captivate and stimulate!
This event will be followed by an after party at Ragpickers Annex (free admission) – 216 McDermot Ave. Come kick off your shoes and wrap up this years festival with us!
INSTALLATIONS
scent installation (2009)
Heribert Friedl (Austria)
Ace Art Inc., 290 McDermot Ave.
Installation runs from October 13 – November 8
Heribert Friedl will impregnate the flux space at Ace Art with a scent created specifically for this installation. The walls will be coated with a transparent varnish containing an invisible aroma, which is only released when the walls are touched and the varnish is disturbed.
Through the act of nearing and touching the walls, a tactile and physical connection to the room is established, disrupting the expected hands-off and visually based relationship between viewer and artwork.
4'33 Minutes of Stolen Silence
Conny Blom (Sweden)
Semai Gallery, 264 McDermot (basement corridor)
Installation runs from October 13 - 27
An obvious reference to Cage’s classic “4:33”, this piece is entirely composed of pauses within recorded compositions of rock, jazz, and classical music. This silence, when enhanced by Blom, proves to be far from silent. Unintentional noises, lingering notes or perhaps even voices are all uncovered and teased out from the gaps between tracks.
wind coil sound flow (2009)
Ken Gregory (Winnipeg)
Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave.
October 1 – 31, 2009
If the wind could speak to us, what might it say? Local artist, Ken
Gregory aims to find out by transforming wind-generated vibrations on a kite’s towline into harmonic frequencies through a homespun acoustic electromechanical system. Gregory constructed a one-string guitar and functional kite based on the principles of the Aeolian harp, to be played by the wind. His sculptural installation, featuring kite-shaped resonators, projects the complex sounds captured during previous field recordings through a process that continues the exploration of these ideas.
send + receive is pleased to include this exhibition as adjunct programming in association with Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg and Video Pool Media Arts Centre.
TRANSIENT SOUNDS:
Five Winnipeg artists have been invited by send + receive to install audio work in unorthodox (transient) spaces in the downtown core. The intention is to alter the general ambience of these spaces and subtly changing the way that passersby relate to them.
WATCH YOUR STEP: "In Case of Stairs, PLEASE Listen with Cautious Abandon." (2009)
Daryn Bond (Winnipeg)
Ace Art Inc. stairwell, 290 McDermot Ave.
Installation runs from October 13 – 17
Responding to activity in the stairwell, this interactive installation combines position & motion tracking technologies with chaotic & deterministic processes, adaptive granular techniques & the composer's own 'Harmonic Matrix Theory' to create an integrated 'sWatch of sound' [ever-changing, non-repeating harmonic-temporal patterns & textures generated in real-time.] *Note: Please ascend/descend responsibly.
IN OSUN’s BREATH (2009)
Robert Taite (Winnipeg)
Art Space foyer, 100 Arthur St.
Installation runs from October 13 – 17
The artist created this sound piece specifically with the venue in mind.
((HYPER/Techni-REAL : the Lake is, COLOSSAL HUMMMMMpermeates :: somechild will knuckle their eyes for SCREEN-SAVERS after another (& another)… mosquito/fly-TRAP > and the [cr-runchy gravel] || We should be humbled by Yur plantStrength; us ant/ELEPHANTS To the Forest w/discoBalls (where negativespace, replaced) we r just,even,maybe gnats on a dog’s dick! s/he who will allow the “spirit-children” … )) ;P
- Robert Taite
a secret history (2009)
Garth Hardy (Winnipeg)
Plug In ICA foyer, 286 McDermot Ave.
Installation runs from October 13 - 31
The artist created this sound piece specifically with the venue in mind.
in the forest searching for coltrane's giant steps shrouded in aschenkerian fog. peasants hnt the wren - vassal and foe be damned - john gives the spareribs to the poor.
- Garth Hardy
INDICATION (2009)
Heidi Phillips (Winnipeg)
Art Space alleyway, behind 100 Arthur St. (beside Red River Books)
Installation runs from October 13 - 17
Creating a refuge for technological rejects, Heidi Phillips has mounted her treasured collection of outmoded electronics discovered at auctions in an Exchange District Tunnel. Once a family’s most prized possession, these radios became useless castoffs. Phillips breathes new life into the discarded gadgets with rhythmic samples from archival broadcasts that serve to elevate these items from their humble surroundings.
Bridgework 2 (1997)
Fridge and Stove (1996)
John Coutanche (Winnipeg)
U of Wpg., ‘bridge’ overpass between Wesley and Bryce Hall (2nd floor)
Installation runs from October 13 – 31
Two sound works by local artist John Coutanche will be presented in a looped audio installation in a thematically related site (bridge), on the U of W campus in association with Gallery 1C03.
Bridgework 2 is a short piece that uses a bridge in St. James as a sound instrument. Sounds sourced by placing dynamic mics in direct contact with the metal railing of the bridge one Easter Monday.
Fridge and Stove exploits the resonance of an old fridge and stove, with some tuneful bicycle spokes.
Sonic Emissions Radio Series on CKUW 95.9 FM
October 13 - 16, 3 - 4:00 p.m.
Tune in for feature interviews with Canadian sound artists.
INDICATION (2009)
Heidi Phillips (Winnipeg)
Art Space alleyway, behind 100 Arthur St. (beside Red River Books)
Installation runs from October 13 - 17
Creating a refuge for technological rejects, Heidi Phillips has mounted her treasured collection of outmoded electronics discovered at auctions in an Exchange District Tunnel. Once a family’s most prized possession, these radios became useless castoffs. Phillips breathes new life into the discarded gadgets with rhythmic samples from archival broadcasts that serve to elevate these items from their humble surroundings.
Bridgework 2 (1997)
Fridge and Stove (1996)
John Coutanche (Winnipeg)
U of Wpg., ‘bridge’ overpass between Wesley and Bryce Hall (2nd floor)
Installation runs from October 13 – 31
Two sound works by local artist John Coutanche will be presented in a looped audio installation in a thematically related site (bridge), on the U of W campus in association with Gallery 1C03.
Bridgework 2 is a short piece that uses a bridge in St. James as a sound instrument. Sounds sourced by placing dynamic mics in direct contact with the metal railing of the bridge one Easter Monday.
Fridge and Stove exploits the resonance of an old fridge and stove, with some tuneful bicycle spokes.
Sonic Emissions Radio Series on CKUW 95.9 FM
October 13 - 16, 3 - 4:00 p.m.
Tune in for feature interviews with Canadian sound artists.