Archive for January, 2013


Lighting up the “Icedrops”

We’re happy to report that “Icedrops” has been installed, and the official Winterlude 2013 opening ceremony happens on Friday February 1st at 7pm at Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier West).  Presented as part of the IllumiNation: Outdoor Light Art Gallery, “Icedrops” will be on display from February 1st to 18th.  Co-presented by InteractiveArts, SODI Designs and SubZeroArts, “Icedrops” is an interactive light installation featuring a series of  suspended sculptures that instil a clean opaque architectural beauty during the day, and become bioluminescent light-art during the night.

We’re thrilled to be a part of this year’s Winterlude event, and we hope that you’ll make a point of including “Icedrops” as part of your Winterlude activities!

Rik and Deane/SubZeroArts

 

InteractiveArts, SODI Designs and SubZeroArts are proud to present “Icedrops” — an interactive light installation that will be on display at Ottawa’s Winterlude 2013 as part of the IllumiNation: Outdoor Light Art Gallery February 1 – 18.

“Icedrops” features a series of large suspended sculptures that instil a clean opaque architectural beauty during the day, and become bioluminescent light-art during the night. SubZeroArts assisted with the light design for the sculptures, and we also provided a soundtrack taken from our installation “LightSoundPlay!“, which we presented at Club Saw in September 2012 as part of Nuit Blanche Ottawa.

We’re very excited to be able to collaborate on “Icedrops” with InteractiveArts and SODI Designs at Winterlude 2013, and we’re thrilled to be able to share this new work with all of our friends in Ottawa!

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And we’re live!

SubZeroArts is thrilled to announce that our latest installation “The Sound is Watching You” is now open!  Presented as part of New Adventures in Sound Arts’ annual Art’s Birthday Celebration for 2013 in the NAISA Space at Artscape Wychwood Barns in Toronto, Ontario, “The Sound is Watching You” runs from January 18 to February 18, 2013.

RSVP to “The Sound is Watching You” on Facebook!

“The Sound is Watching You” is a surround-sound and visual experience that responds to audience participation, where audience movement is transformed into a symphony of constantly morphing and re-generating music and light. In keeping with SubZeroArts’ ideal of audience interaction, “The Sound is Watching You” is a multimedia experience that’s fun and engaging for audience members of all ages.

“The Sound is Watching You” is open for visiting on the following dates;

Sun January 20 – 12-5 pm
Friday January 25 – 12-3 pm
Friday February 1 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 2 – 10-3 pm
Friday February 8 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 9 – 10-3 pm
Friday February 15 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 16 – 10-3 pm
Monday February 18 – 1-4 pm

We hope that we’ll see you there!

SubZeroArts is a group of visualists, sound artists, technologists, fabricators and software engineers working in contemporary art and science. Founded by Deane Hughes and Rik MacLean, their goal is to create installations that allow visitors to interact with the performance and contribute to their own artistic expressions. Formed in 2009, SubZeroArts has presented a variety of works at such prestigious events as the Burning Man Festival (Nevada, 2011), Nuit Blanche Toronto (2011), Come Up to My Room (Toronto, 2012) and Nuit Blanche Ottawa (2012).

Everything starts tomorrow…

We’re almost ready to hit the start button. Tomorrow at noon “The Sound is Watching You” begins it’s month long residency at the NAISA Space at Artscape Wychwood Barns, and to say that we’re totally excited is a major understatement!  We’ve worked really hard to create something very special and we hope that you’ll be able to share it with us. So as the countdown to showtime nears its end, we thought we’d take a few minutes to clarify and reiterate a few things from earlier posts that people have been asking us over the last few days;

1) In keeping with SubZeroArts’ ideal of audience interaction, “The Sound is Watching You” is a multimedia experience that’s fun and engaging for audience members of all ages. It’s suitable for the whole family and we encourage you to bring your kids to experience it if you’d like.

2) “The Sound is Watching You” is being presented in the NAISA Space at Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Studio #252, Toronto, Ontario.  Visiting hours for the installation are as follows;

Fri January 18 – 12-3 pm
Sun January 20 – 12-5 pm
Friday January 25 – 12-3 pm
Friday February 1 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 2 – 10-3 pm
Friday February 8 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 9 – 10-3 pm
Friday February 15 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 16 – 10-3 pm
Monday February 18 – 1-4 pm

3) “The Sound is Watching You” is a free installation for you to enjoy! There’s no admission fee so if you’re thinking that bringing your family of eight will empty out your wallet, think again!  You can drop by during visiting hours and there’s no charge to see it!

4) Admittedly some of our regular readers may not have the chance to fly overseas to Toronto to experience “The Sound is Watching You” for themselves.  Rest assured that we’ll do our best to document the installation so you’ll all be able to see what we’re talking about!

So now we do all that last minute night before opening stuff, and then we’re up bright and early to do all the fine tuning that gets done at the eleventh hour.  We hope that we’ll see some of you at the show!

Rik and Deane/SubZeroArts

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All systems are go…

So.  We are just about ready.  All of the programs are working, visuals are looking fine, and pretty soon we’ll be ready to press the start button.  On Friday January 18th “The Sound is Watching You” goes live at NAISA!

Needless to say, there are about five billion things that we still have to do, but we are on track to have them all done.  Speaking of which, a very important thing for us to do is to confirm what hours the NAISA Space will be open for you to see the show!  Hours are as follows;

Fri January 18 – 12-3 pm
Sun January 20 – 12-5 pm (This is the official Art’s Birthday Celebration and our official opening!)
Friday January 25 – 12-3 pm
Friday February 1 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 2 – 10-3 pm
Friday February 8 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 9 – 10-3 pm
Friday February 15 – 12-3 pm
Saturday February 16 – 10-3 pm
Monday February 18 – 1-4 pm

If you come by on Friday January 18th or Sunday January 20th we’ll be at the site to meet with you and chat about the event, so come on by and say hello!  We’ll be in and out on other days as well, but even if we’re not there to visit with, you’ll still be able to enjoy the installation.

While we’re at it, NAISA’s space is located at Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Studio #252

See you there!

Rik and Deane/SubZeroArts
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Moving Shadows on the Wall…

During preparations for “The Sound is Watching You” we’ve spent a lot of time figuring out projector throw ratios and sizing staging areas.  We have blisters from frequent tape measure use, and we’re a little concerned that we’re getting grid views burned into our retinas.  But it’s all coming together very nicely, and we’re getting more excited each day to be able to share “The Sound is Watching You” with all of you!

By the way, we’ve found that a number of you would like to help us out with this installation, but you’re not really sure what you can do.  Apparently a number of you would like to help us hang cables, but so far we’ve got all that stuff covered off (thanks for the offers though!).  One thing you can definitely do to help us out is to spread the word about “The Sound is Watching You”!  Tell your friends about us, maybe even suggest that they follow us on Facebook or Twitter.  Perhaps you’d like to add one of our lovely banners to your Facebook page, or your blog, or what have you. Feel free to grab one from the selection below;

Needless to say, the best way to support what we do is to come and experience “The Sound is Watching You” for yourself!

We’d love to see you there!

Rik and Deane/SubZeroArts

 

Getting to know the space…

Yesterday we anounced that our installation “The Sound is Watching You” would be presented at the NAISA Space as part of their 2013 Art’s Birthday Celebrations.  We’re very excited about this opportunity and judging from the response we’ve received so far, it seems like a number of you are too!  We hope that we’ll see you all at the show when it opens later this week. In addition to making announcements, yesterday was also spent getting to know the space.  There’s a lot of stuff that has to be done before we open the doors, not the least of which is getting to know the space…

Each space has it’s own advantages and disadvantages, and getting to know the space beforehand is a crucial part of preparation.  You need to figure out if you’ve got enough cables, or if you need to get connectors.  You need to measure the distance between electrical outlets and make sure that you have working wifi.  Getting to know the space is when you find out if you need to borrow a ladder or if you’re going to be balancing on rickety tables.  Getting to know the space is really Really REALLY important.  So yesterday we got to know the NAISA Space where we’ll be presenting “The Sound is Watching You”.

And we think it’s a really great Space!

Among other things like measurements and checking wifi and testing connections and locating bathrooms, we spent a fair bit of time hanging cables.  Hanging cables isn’t a colloquialism or art-speak or anything, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like, it’s getting up on a ladder and roping cables through lighting grids and looping it around pipes and hiding it behind curtains and making sure that everything connects the way it’s supposed to. After getting to know the space, hanging cables is pretty much the second most important thing involved in the preparation of any installation.

We feel you should know that the third most important step to prepare an installation is to find the nearest coffee shop.  Really.  You need to know where to get coffee.  And sugary treats.  These things are crucial.

So yesterday we did all those things to prepare for our installation. And having done them, we’re pretty confident that we can bring it all together in time to open at the end of the week.  We know the space, we’ve hung the cable, and there’s a Starbucks around the corner within walking distance.  We are officially ready to present “The Sound is Watching You”, and we look forward to seeing you there!

 

SubZeroArts is thrilled to announce “The Sound is Watching You” as part of New Adventures in Sound Arts’ annual Art’s Birthday Celebration for 2013!  SubZeroArts’ installation “The Sound is Watching You” will be displayed as part of New Adventures in Sound Arts’ annual Art’s Birthday Celebration in the NAISA Space at  Artscape Wychwood Barns in Toronto, Ontario from January 17 to February 18, 2013.  “The Sound is Watching You” is a surround-sound and visual experience that responds to audience participation, where audience movement is transformed into a symphony of constantly morphing and re-generating music and light. In keeping with SubZeroArts’ ideal of audience interaction, “The Sound is Watching You” is a multimedia experience that’s fun and engaging for audience members of all ages.

SubZeroArts is a group of visualists, sound artists, technologists, fabricators and software engineers working in contemporary art and science. Founded by Deane Hughes and Rik MacLean, their goal is to create installations that allow visitors to interact with the performance and contribute to their own artistic expressions.  Formed in 2009, SubZeroArts has presented a variety of works at such prestigious events as the Burning Man Festival (Nevada, 2011), Nuit Blanche Toronto (2011), Come Up to My Room (Toronto, 2012) and Nuit Blanche Ottawa (2012).

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is a non-profit organization, based in Toronto, that produces performances and installations spanning the entire spectrum of electroacoustic and experimental sound art. Included in its productions are: Deep Wireless, Sound Travels, Arts Birthday and SOUNDplay. The objectives of NAISA are to foster awareness and understanding locally, as well as nationally and internationally, in the cultural vitality of experimental sound art in its myriad forms of expression. This objective will be achieved through the exploration of new sound technologies in conjunction with the creation of cultural events and artifacts.

Art’s Birthday is an annual event which began in 1963 by French artist Robert Filliou to celebrate the presence of art in our lives. It has since been celebrated on January 17 as an annual exchange-art event by a collection of artists and artist organizations around the world. Happy 1,000,050th Birthday, Art!

Visit “The Sound is Watching You” to celebrate Art’s Birthday and explore an evolving world of sound and visuals… all created by you!

Rik and Deane/SubZeroArts
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