HERE, NOW
SIR NAME
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this recording was made for the installation of helen meyer harrison and newton harrison's project proposal 'tibet is the high ground' as part of a series of lectures, concerts and performances entitled 'good gut friedrichstein' near bonn, germany in 2004. the organising curatorial group 'survival aesthetics' invited the harrisons to present aspects of their extensive body of eco-political artworks as the focus of these events. sir name writes: "music is in essence a revolutionary language, continually rewriting its own code. i wanted to contribute a sense of peace, to see and hear with the heart. i recorded a large variety of metal percussion instruments, including tibetan gongs and prayer bowls, cymbals, sound sticks, discs and a toy vibraphone. the piece, although initially produced for this specific sound installation, can also be used for meditation and relaxation." the simple cardboard cover design by nurse!designs as usual manages to be beautifully evocative and informative. 2second(fuse)
TRACKS: FROM
THE INSTALLATION:
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cd: here,
now
cd: die wahl der fantastischen moglichkiet
cd: infinite coastline
cd: conference
1975
born in bangkok, thailand
married to south african painter deborah poynton, two sons
1994
matriculates in bad honnef, germany
partakes in various jazz-rock workshops in remscheid, germany
also part of peter kowald's "am ort" events in wuppertal,
germany
1998
starts own label "upland music"
releases "the magic spaces" solo cd - review
releases "not for sale" with brydon bolton, an improv performance
featuring percussion sculpture and double bass - review
1999
graduates in sculpture from michaelis, university of cape town, south
africa
2001
releases "conference", a collaboration
with several south african musicians, artists and performers - review
releases "infinite coastline"
with james webb, an improv performance with drums, keyboards, dictaphone,
effects pedals etc. - review
2002
begins studies in teaching at the university of cologne, germany
releases "die wahl der fantastischen mšglichkeit"
with adam lieber for yvette coetzees' play of the same name in berlin
2002-05
s tudies in education (fine art and f.l. english), university of cologne,
germany.
music from infinite coastline (UP2) used for funf zimmer, a feature
film by mechthild barth, kunsthochschule für medien (KHM), cologne,
germany.
'nother', a 30-minute surround-sound composition created together with
brydon bolton for femmes – blanche et noire, a play written by
werner fritsch (suhrkamp) commissioned by the landestheater schwaben,
memmingen.
'nocturne', (zimmer & bolton) used for 'just take it', a video by
candice borzechowski for DVD publication 'straight to video II', studio
one, cape town.
autohistory I, final year video installation project at the univerity
of cologne; three months of recording and editing for three single-channel
videos involving the public.
ENIGMA, a series of five DVD projections by annamaria and marzio sala,
to be exhibited in museums in italy and germany.
maria and il violonista– twin-screen DVD projections by annamaria
and marzio sala.
2003
'the great controller', a 15-minute floor-projection created together
with colin payne for straight to video II, cape town (music created
together with jakob grosse, cologne), subsequently installed as a video
sculpture in laquered steel at the regionale at the künstlerforum
bonn, Germany.
2004
'soul graffitti', performance and workshop at the annual international
ECArTE arts therapies conference in madrid, spain.
live electronic music evenings with jakob grosse, kellerlabor, cologne.
powerstroke (demo track) used for the documentary freedom is a personal
journey, produced for MNET, south africa.
2005
a new release (UP4): here, now - a 45min audio loop from the sound installation
for 'tibet is the high ground', an eco-political artwork by helen meyer
harrison and newton harrison.
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