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Surrounding Sound
Ideas on the relationship of sound
to the world around you.

Thursday, October 12 to Sunday October 14th
Arts Court Theater
2 Daly Ave

“Sound and space are inextricably connected, interlocked in a dynamic through which each performs the other, bringing aurality into spatiality and space into aural definition.”
Brandon Labelle, Background Noise

“Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.”
John Cage, The Future of Music: Credo

This year during Electric Fields, we will bring together a series of presentations and conversations that will explore the complex relationship between sound and space. In depth discussion, quick presentations, academic explorations, creative projects, a keynote address to get us rolling and plenty of room in between to make new connections with people and ideas.

Please note the Surrounding Sound Symposium will take place in English.

The heart of the conference involves four separate discussions on the relationship of sound and space to be led by four artists/researchers; bringing together creative thinkers from Montréal, Toronto, New York City, San Francisco, and of course right here in Ottawa. Planned as dynamic free flow conversations, we are excited about what ideas will unfold from these exchanges!

Building up to the major discussion panels is a keynote address from Dr. Barry Blesser, a digital audio pioneer and co-author of the fascinating interdisciplinary exploration - Spaces Speak: Are you listening? On Friday, a daytime symposium with the Carleton School of Architecture will explore specific ideas about the built environment and the sonic experience, while at night a collaboration with Pecha Kucha Ottawa brings together artists, designer and researchers for a rapid fire exploration of the role of sound in the urban fabric.

And finally, drawing to a close after it’s launch during EF2011, Polytectures is available until the end of the festival. Download it and take a sonic journey through the architecture at the heart of the city of Ottawa.

Join us for an exciting forum for new ideas that may just change the way you experience the world around you!

 
 
 

Schedule Grid

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

Friday

 

Saturday

 

Sunday

10   11   12   13   14
                 

Opening reception and world premier of Nicolas Bernier's "Frequencies".

7-9PM at Daimon

 

Keynote lecture by Dr. Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter.

7PM at Arts Court Theatre

 

Open Graduate Symposium

12:15PM to 4:30PM at Carleton University

 

Maker Faire.

11-6 at Shopify

 

Maker Faire.

11-6 at Shopify

Installation work by Donna Legault, Chris Payne, Evan Dyson, Britta Evans-Fenton.

Arts Court during opening hours

 

Premiere of Jesse Stewart's new work.

8:30 at SAW Gallery Courtyard

 

Pecha Kucha special edition: "Sound and the City".

7:00PM at St-Brigid's Centre for the Arts

 

Surrounding Sound Symposium panel 1.

1PM at Arts Court Theatre

 

Surrounding Sound Symposium panel 3.

1PM at Arts Court Theatre

   

Installation work by Donna Legault, Chris Payne, Evan Dyson, Britta Evans-Fenton.

Arts Court during opening hours

 

"Digital Territories" w/ This Is Not Design, Chambre des Machines and Le Révélateur.

9PM at St. Brigid's

 

Surrounding Sound Symposium panel 2.

3PM at Arts Court Theatre

 

Surrounding Sound Symposium panel 4.

3PM at Arts Court Theatre

       

Installation work by Donna Legault, Chris Payne, Evan Dyson, Britta Evans-Fenton.

Arts Court during opening hours

 

"Symbiose"
Veronique Guitard and Donna Legault

5PM to 7PM at All Saints Anglican Church (Sandy Hill)

 

Installation work by Donna Legault, Chris Payne, Evan Dyson, Britta Evans-Fenton.

Arts Court during opening hours

           

Electric PowWow special edition.

10PM at Babylon

   
           

Installation work by Donna Legault, Chris Payne, Evan Dyson, Britta Evans-Fenton.

Arts Court during opening hours