MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1980
LIVES AND WORKS IN REYKJAVÍK
WWW.ETHERMACHINES.COM
WORK IN MADRID ABIERTO: I LAY MY EAR TO FURIOUS LATIN

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, RELEASE AND WORKS FOR PERFORMANCE

CURRENT WORK
2006     
·    I Lay my ear to furious Latin. Public sound/sculpture installation
·    “Madrid Abierto”, Spain
·    Theory of Machines 5 new compositions for industrial machinery and guitars
·    Jarðskálftar Tónlist (Earthquake Music) Research and development of a real-time

RECENT WORK
2006     
·    Glow, Chunky Move Dance Company Score, Coreographed by Gideon Obarzanek and interactive System Design by Frieder Weiß
·    Singularity, Chunky Move Dance Company Score, Coreographed by Gideon Obarzanek
·    Holli Who? Íslenskí Dansflokkurín (Icelandic Dance Company) Score, Coreographed by Halla Ólafsdottír and concept by Halla Ólafsdottír and Ben Frost
·    Broken Window Theory.  Bus Gallery, Melbourne Australia (Group exhibition) A Non-Linear Audio Installation
·    MOB part 1, North Melbourne Meat Market, Melbourne Australia A/V Installation, Surround sound and Multi-Screen Installation as part of Cicada

2005    
·    Björk, Medúlla Desired Constellation Remix, One little Indian Label/Universal Music International
·    Pyroclastic.  Centre for New Media Arts, Armenia. Sound work with Ai Yamamoto, Exploration of volcanic sound
·    Salt Milk. IASKA, Kellerberrin Western Australia. A/V installation in remote salt lake regions as part of Cicada

PAST WORK
2004    
·    Amensal, luminosity exhibition, (ANAT) Adelaide Australia. Large-scale interactive video projection/audio installation with Cicada

2003   
·    Re_Squared, Prima Vera Festival, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Australia.
·    Commissioned collaboration with video artists Cicada immersive audio-visual performance/installation
·    Sæluhúsið (Safe House), Ny"listasafnið (The Living Arts Museum), Reykjavik Iceland. Commissioned live performance with Icelandic artist Valgeir Sigurðsson
·    Steel Wound, Commissioned new work for the Room40 label. Exploration of the guitar as environment, geography as instrument, created in isolated farmhouse

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004   
·    Melatonin. “MAAP Festival” Singapore (Group exhibition) Curated by Lawrence English Sound Installation, in public transit tunnel, Exploration of sleep

2003   
·    Melatonin. “Nextwave Festival”, Bus Galleries, Melbourne Australia (Group exhibition)
·    Audio Installation, exploration of sleep, R.E.M, and Psycho-Acoustics

EDUCATION
2005    
·    RMIT University-Bachelor of Media Arts, with Distinction (Fine Arts-Sound/Composition)
·    (Under Dr Philip Samartzis and Composer Darrin Verhagen)

1999     
·    North Adelaide School of Art-Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting, Sculpture) incomplete

GRANTS, AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES (SELECTED)
2005   
·    Media Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts -New Work Grant. Support and development of the work Jarðskálftar (Earthquakes)
·    Music Board, Australia Council for the Arts -New Work Grant. Support and development of the work Theory of Machines
·    Native-Instruments, Germany. Artist Endorsement
·    Foundation For Young Australians-Fund for Individuals Grant. Artist residency at Greenhouse Studios Reykjavik, Iceland

2004     
·    New Media Board, Australia Council for the Arts-Research and Development Grant . Research and development of new work in collaboration of Kirsten Bradley and Nick Ritar (Cicada)

2003    
·    New Media Board, Australia Council For the Arts-International Pathways Grant . International tour of USA, UK, Europe in support of Steel Wound
·    City of Sydney Australia-Art and About program award. For the Artwork Re_Squared in     collaboration of Kirsten Bradley and Nick Ritar (Cicada)
·    BBC Radio, Critics Choice, Top 10 experimental Releases 2003 For the work Steel Wound

2002      
·    Ableton Software, Germany. Artist Endorsement

ASSOCIATIONS
2005
·    Present Bedroom Community Label, Reykjavik Iceland

2003
·    Present Room40 Label, Brisbane Australia

2002
·    Present Cicada Arts Collective, Melbourne Australia

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