For the month of February, sound and art ensemble, Invisible, will be
in downtown Durham performing their 2012 work, “The New Obsolete.”
Each performance will feature different opening acts, sidewalk
shows, food trucks and general mayhem. Arrive hungry in every way!
The New Obsolete is Invisible thinking out loud about obsolescence in technology and the human body. The performance unfolds...
[read more] For the month of February, sound and art ensemble, Invisible, will be
in downtown Durham performing their 2012 work, “The New Obsolete.”
Each performance will feature different opening acts, sidewalk
shows, food trucks and general mayhem. Arrive hungry in every way!
The New Obsolete is Invisible thinking out loud about obsolescence in technology and the human body. The performance unfolds in a landscape of outmoded consumer devices, elaborate sound-making inventions, video monitors, projections and four human elements.
At the center of the composition is a professional typist, whose words are transposed into sound by the Selectric Piano, an electromechanical adaptor that turns each letter typed into a note played on a piano. A tiny video camera mounted on the typewriter allows the text to be projected, adding the written word to the audio and visual experience.
The New Obsolete is also the debut performance for Invisible’s newest invention, a ten foot tall contraption that uses dripping water and human heartbeats to control mechanical instruments. For the sake of nostalgia, Invisible chooses to include guitars, keyboards, cymbals and other obsolescing sound technologies.
Between showdates, Invisible’s instruments will remain on display alongside continuous projections of work from local and international video artists.
This multifaceted event would not have been plausible without the genius and energy of Anomaly Inc.
Show Schedule:
Saturday, Feb 11th
with Strange Beauty Film Festival: A Primer
Friday, Feb 17th
with Microcephalic Superintendent
Saturday, Feb 18th
with Felix Obelix
Friday, Feb 24th
with Tom Merrigan
Saturday, Feb 25th
with Cantwell, Gomez and Jordan
food trucks & sidewalk shows.... 7:00
openers..................................... 8:00
Invisible..................................... 8:30
door .......................................... $7
The New Obsolete was produced with support by the North Carolina Arts
Council and partnering arts councils of the Central Piedmont Regional
Artists Hub Program.
For more on Invisible, visit
www.soundsinvisible.com
More on the openers:
Strange Beauty Film Festival (
http://strangebeauty.org )
Felix Obelix (
www.felixobelix.com )
Microcephalic Superintendent (
http://www.retroactivedynamics.com/?page_id=70 )
Tom Merrigan (
http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/durhams-tom-merrigan-takes-the-piano-out-of-the-parlor-and-into-the-streets/Content?oid=2632056 )
Cantwell, Gomez and Jordan (
http://307knoxrecords.com/art_cgj.html )
