Diapason: Seth Cluett: opening May 10

[Diapason Events]

Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia presents

SETH CLUETT

DOLEROS (audio tourism at ringing rocks)

MAY 10 - 31 // SATURDAYS 2-8 PM // FREE

OPENING RECEPTION: MAY 10, 6-8 PM



(NEW LOCATION)

882 Third Avenue (between 32nd and 33rd Street) // Brooklyn, NY 11232

Subways: D, N, R to 36th Street/4th Avenue

718.499.5070 // info at diapasongallery.org

http://www.diapasongallery.org



Doleros is an 8-channel surround sound installation that reconstructs  
the experience of audio tourism at Ringing Rocks Park, a popular  
boulder field in rural Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Featuring the  
largest diabase (dolerite) deposit in North America, Ringing Rocks  
Park offers visitors the opportunity to explore the sonic qualities  
of the geologic detritus, which produces different ringing qualities  
when struck. Visitors wander among these boulders and igneous rocks  
with hammers as they seek out the best sounding and compare and share  
their discoveries. Unlike other sites of audio-tourism – the Echo  
Canyon in Utah, the Ear of Dionysus Cave in Sicily, or the "stalac- 
pipe" organ in the Luray Cavern, Virginia – the exploration of the  
diabase deposits is interactive and often a collective experience.



The audio installation at Diapason echoes the experience at Ringing  
Rocks Park; the surround sound consists of layered field recordings  
that recreate the actual physical space, and small metal  
constructions dispersed throughout the room represent and acknowledge  
the uniqueness of the rocks’ sounds by resonating independently  
through individually wired speakers. The result is as much an  
engulfing and cinematic auditory experience as a lively and playful  
exploration of sound. In addition to his exhibition at Diapason,  
Cluett will be leading an outing to Ringing Rocks as part of the 2008  
Movement Research Festival. More information at: http:// 
www.movementresearch.org


Seth Cluett (b. 1976, Troy, NY) is a composer and visual artist whose  
work includes photography, drawing, video, sound installation,  
concert music, performance, and theoretical writing. His pieces are  
an exploration of the role of sound in everyday life. Operating at  
the boundary between the auditory and the other senses, his work  
engages sound's ability to be both collectively shared and distinctly  
personal. Many of his pieces investigate the acoustic signature of  
specific locations, in which sound is experienced as an activity  
(audio tourism) or as a geologic process.

Seth’s work has been shown/performed at the 10th Rencontres  
Internationales Paris/Berlin, Palais de Tokyo Museum, Théatre sur le  
Pavé, and GRM in Paris; the ICA, Mobius Artist Space, MassArt/nonpod  
in Boston; WPS1/MoMA, Issue Project Room, The Kitchen, Diapason,  
Engine 27, Tonic, and The Knitting Factory in New York; the Betty  
Rymer Gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago, Elastic Arts, Heaven,  
Artemisia, and Deadtech Galleries in Chicago; as well as the Deep  
Listening Space in Kingston, NY amongst others. His work is  
documented on Errant Bodies Press, Sedimental, Crank Satori,  
BoxMedia, and Wavelet Records. He has published articles for The Open  
Space Magazine, Leonardo Music Journal, 306090, Earshot, and the  
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.  For more information  
see http://www.onelonelypixel.org



Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia is a non-profit performance  
and exhibition space that invites the public, artists and composers  
to engage with contemporary music and sound practices. Established in  
2001 by composer Michael J. Schumacher and choreographer Liz Gerring,  
Diapason has built on his efforts at Studio Five Beekman, a sound  
gallery he founded in1996. With two high-quality multi-channel sound  
systems Diapason’s listening environment draws a regular audience,  
and Diapason continues to be the sole venue in New York City (and one  
of few internationally) that is dedicated to both presenting  
multichannel sound installations and providing space for composers  
and sound artists to experiment, exhibit and perform. Diapason is  
supported by NYSCA, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,  
the Phaedrus Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Performance  
Arts, The Trust for Mutual Understanding, Kirk Radke, and other  
generous individuals. Diapason is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.



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