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<nettime-ann> [event] [Oct 23 London] Closing event: Orchestra of Anxiety |
Sunday 23rd of October 2005, 3.30 pm = 8.30 pm Come to the farewell performance and use the last opportunity to play the Razor-wire Harp yourself! 'Orchestra of Anxiety' Manu Luksch and Mukul Patel The Orchestra of Anxiety is a collection of instruments that use materials and technologies from the security and surveillance industries. The central focus of the installation is a harp, traditionally regarded as a sacred or metaphysical instrument. However, unlike standard harps, this one is strung with razor wire, requiring the harpist to wear protective gloves while playing.=A0Touching a string triggers multiple projections and sound sources in the gallery. For this new work to be first shown at Watermans Gallery, artists Manu Luksch and Mukul Patel expand their ongoing explorations of the concept of security. While 'security' can be seen as desire, as ideology, as illusion but never as a garuanteed status quo, socio-political measures of control have been implemented in the name of security. The security industry is one of the fastest growing sectors this decade, and is worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The participative installation piece, Orchestra of Anxiety, deploys security and surveillance technologies in an unusual and playful context, prompting visitors to reflect on their personal sense of security and their relationship with public fears.=A0 How To Get To Watermans Watermans is located at the Thames river-side at the intersection of Ealing Road and Brentford High Street. Free parking on site. By public transport: Kew Bridge (main line), or bus 237/267 from Gunnersbury (District Line, Silverlink) or bus 65 from South Ealing (Picadilly Line) http://www.ambientTV.NET/5/ooa _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann