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After Dark: Drawing Sound
Wander the galleries, sip a cocktail, and let your imagination roam free. Tonight, head to Fisher Bay Observatory to immerse yourself in Drawing Sound, a performance by Fred Frith and Heike Liss that explores the nature of improvisation. Listen and watch as Fred creates live sound and Heike draws directly on the windows of the space.
Photo by Myles Boisen.
Drawing Sound
With Fred Frith and Heike Liss
6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6
Immerse yourself in an unpredictable improvisational performance that considers sound and visuals in relation to each other. In their ongoing collaboration Drawing Sound, sound artist Fred Frith generates soundscapes while visual artist Heike Liss draws her Klangbilder—sonic images—directly on the windows. Presenting their work in two sets, Fred and Heike will move through Fisher Bay Observatory and invite in an additional collaborator: the shifting light of the world beyond the glass windows.
At 6:30 p.m., join for a performance in conversation with the Bay as the Sun sets.
At 8:30 p.m., enjoy a performance in conversation with the cityscape as the lights illuminate.
Fred Frith is best known as a pioneering electric guitarist and improviser, songwriter, and composer for film, dance, and theater, starting in 1968 with the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. As a multi-instrumentalist, he appears on over 400 albums, having performed with musical luminaries such as John Luther Adams, Brian Eno, Terry Riley, and John Zorn. His composing credits for film include the acclaimed documentaries Rivers and Tides, The Tango Lesson, and Last Day of Freedom. He has been commissioned to write music for small ensembles and large orchestras internationally.
Heike Liss is an award-winning artist in the fields of video, photography, and site-specific installation. She takes her cues from the people and the world around her and works in a variety of media, including video, photography, drawing, sculpture, site-specific installation, and public intervention. Her works have been exhibited internationally in museums, galleries, and at film festivals. Heike has collaborated with choreographers Sonsherée Giles and François Verret; musicians Ellen Fullman, Marcus Weiss, Caroline Penwarden, and Theresa Wong; multimedia artists Ellen Lake, Nomi Talisman, and Michael Trigilio; and poet Lyn Hejinian.
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