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Exhibition of interactive electro-mechanical art projects with students from the Iceland Art Academy and Reykjavík Univercity, Sölvhólsgata 13, 2nd floor.

• Thursday 18:00 – 20:00
• Friday 16:00 – 18:00
• Saturday 16:00 – 20:00

Participants:

Guðjón Einar Magnússon RU
Hannes Einpaul IAA
Óskar Hallgrímsson IAA
Snædís Malmquist IAA
Guðjón Hólm Sigurðsson RU
Höskuldur Eiríksson IAA
Tobias Kiel Lauesen IAA
Rafael Elders IAA
Bergvin Örn Kristjánsson RU
Corto Jabali IAA
Rán Jónsdóttir IAA
Unnur Óttarsdóttir IAA

For further information (icelandic and english): click here

Nils Wiberg & Kristian Ross

I propose that musical behavior and composition is a basic human right, need and above all, nature.

I propose a set of guiding principles in the form of a manifesto to aid us humans in how we think about music and its place in our culture. Because words are only words, I demonstrate my point in the form of a performance.

Terhi Marttila is a performer currently residing in Rovaniemi, Finland. Soon to be an art teacher but most likely also many other things.

http://terhimarttila.tumblr.com/

Portal 2 xtacy is a trans-cultural happening-team of Jófríður Ákadóttir and Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir.  They have a substantial background in the local entertainment life, having appeared as dj’s, poetry slammers and party hostesses among other things such as visual art.

Portal 2 xtacy will perform a piece called ‘KALIFORNÍA’ that is an ode to the promised land.

http://slatur.is/pallivan/

AJO ensemble presents Kontakte, a production exploring the points of contact between electronics, video and live performance. The program includes “Hljóðs bið ek”, a sonic and visual work by composer Hilmar Thórdarson in collaboration with video artist Haraldur Karlsson, and Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Kontakte.

”Hljóðs bið ek” is inspired by Snorra Edda Vøluspa, the primary source for Norse mythology, with its mysterious poetry on the creation of the world and its coming end. The electronic sound source of the composition is based on live interactive sound technique using material generated from the acoustic instruments.

Karlheinz Stockhausen’s masterwork, Kontakte (1960), for piano, percussion and tape, explores the points of contact between tape music and instrumental music. Stockhausen’s ground‐ breaking composition is the first of its kind, masterfully integrating electronic and acoustic music into one. Since Kontakte’s premiere in 1960, dramatic technological advancements have occurred, revolutionizing electronic music and interactive technology.

In Thordarson’s new work, live and interactive sound processing are employed‐‐meaning all sounds the audience hear are created live by the performers and a computer on stage. This differs greatly from the electronic music Stockhausen created, which was made by hand by cutting the magnetic tape with scissors and reconstructing into the “tape music” with which the live performers must coordinate. The use of live interactive video/installation made by the video artist Haraldur Karlsson for ”Hljóðs bið ek” creates “kontakt” between music and visual images. The images are inspired by the music of Thordarson and its mysterious theme “Hljóðs bið eg”. In his work Karlsson uses live interactive technology to visually interact with the sonic spectrum and physical gestures of the performers.

http://ajoensemble.com/
http://this.is/craters/hilmar.html
http://haraldur.net/
http://inmlp.squarespace.com/haraldur-karlsson/

Dodda Maggý b. 1981 is an Icelandic artist, filmmaker and composer based in Reykjavík. She has a BA in Fine Arts from The Icelandic Academy of the Arts and an MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the Nordic Sound Art program. While exploring the emotional language of video and music mediated through performance Dodda Maggý creates lyrical work portraying invisible or mentally projected elements such as perceptual experiences and altered states of consciousness. Producing audio/visual installations, films, music, sound art or silent moving images Dodda Maggý attempts to externalize the internal dimensions of dreams, memories and imagination.

http://cargocollective.com/erikparr

dj. flugvél og geimskip creates outer-space horror oriented electronic music.  She sings about the wonders of the universe and spatial infinity.  With music made of lively rythms, cool bass and varied vocals, dj. flugvél og geimskip’s performance is filled with lights, smoke and nonsense.

KverK is an experimental and immersive musical performance based on live electronics, real-time sampling and processing. Tom Manoury, aka KverK, develops interactive tools and intuitive interfaces allowing great performing freedom. Seeking to break the rigid and sequenced environment often inherent to computer-based music, he creates his music in a very organic way, producing an eclectic and personal sound.
www.soundcloud.com/monsieurtom