In 2006 we conceived and presented a project called Silent Sound. It was commissioned by A Foundation and was presented as a live performance in St. George's Hall during the Liverpool Biennial and a 3 month long exhibition at Greenland Street. The work features an original score by J. Spaceman (from the band Spiritualized) and was introduced on the night by Dr. Ciaran O'Keeffe from Living TV's 'Most Haunted'.
Fast-forward several years and we're excited and delighted to have the opportunity to present Silent Sound once again. At the request of the AV Festival we will present Silent Sound live on Sunday 7th March 2010 at Middlesbrough Town Hall.
Tickets are on sale now at £8 (£6 concessions) and strictly limited. Available from 01642 729 729 or http://www.avfestival.co.uk/programme/10/events/silent-sound - Please note that doors open at 6.30 and there will be absolutely no admission after 7pm.
Silent Sound is conceived as an otherworldly experiment using controversial mind control technology to transmit a subliminal message during a live music performance. The new composition for the project by J. Spaceman is designed to carry the subliminal message. Silent Sound sets out to warp your perception and stage a remarkable experience loaded with potential which intensifies your experience of being in the here-and-now. Drawing on the powerful psychological set-up of 19th century Spiritualist public performances and inspired by Victorian entertainers The Davenport Brothers who were famed for attempting to contact the souls of the dead using their ‘spirit cabinet’, we will perform inside our own specially created soundproof cabinet. From the stage inside this cabinet we will repeatedly broadcast a spoken 'message', this signal is fed into our custom-made Silent Sound machine, which subliminally embeds the message within the music and transmits it throughout the entire duration of the performance.
The event will be recorded live and a limited edition CD will be available.
Silent Sound 2010 is part of the AV Festival
The project was initially supported by A Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Arts Council England and ARUP
posted:7th February 2010 |
