As part of ‘Seeing Sound‘, an exhibition curated by Laura Coult at VIVID there will be a special one-off screening of Tony Conrad’s seminal work The Flicker (1966), a 30-minute film exploring the possibilities for harmonic expression using a sensory mode other than sound; audience reactions to the film ranged from disorientation, temporary hypnosis, and intense experiences of colours and patterns, to headaches and violent bouts of nausea, all seemingly caused by the pulsating light’s interaction with the brain’s alpha waves.
‘Seeing Sound’ will include Ben Russell’s Black & White Trypps No. 3 (2007) which documents an audience’s collective freak-out during a performance by Rhode Island noise band Lightning Bolt, and a live performance by Sam Underwood , of Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music. Originally scored for “For Microphones, Amplifiers Speakers and Performers” this specially adapted version will be performed using four Noise Boxes / Optical Theremins, similar to those made in the workshop, and four torches.
This is a FREE event – taking place at at 1pm on Sunday
at VIVID I 40 HEATH MILL LANE I BIRMINGHAM B9 4AR
OPENING HOURS & FURTHER DETAILS HERE
