All invited to the launch of 'Symphonic Body Grounds' by fellow ambiteer Adinda van�t Klooster on Saturday 18th October @ 7pm at Street Level Photoworks
Exhibition runs from 22nd October � 29th November 2003 Inspired by modern medical imaging techniques, this new work is a poetical exploration of the very early stages of the creation of human life and subtly explores ethical and political issues raised by developments in medical science. Employing sculpture, video, sound and interactive technology, the works make us marvel at the ingenuity of the natural world without ignoring the contribution of modern technologies. The interactive installation Symphonic Birth Grounds allows the viewer to create their own soundtrack by moving sculptural shapes within coloured fields of light. The sound samples are based on what the foetus hears inside the mother�s womb. When visitors interact with the shapes simultaneously, increasingly intricate soundscapes can be created. States of Receptiveness is an animation projection based on images of the uterine lining in the various stages of the menstrual cycle; Breathing Earth draws parallels with the biotech race to create the first human clone and the arms race of the cold war, taking the shape of a miniature coffin; and Symphonic Body Box depicts the manipulated sound wave of a beating heart, itself inspired by a live sound performance by the artist. The work in this exhibition has evolved from initial ideas explored during a residency at Crawford Arts Centre in St. Andrews, who are also touring this exhibition. They were then further researched at the Wellcome Trust Library in London, and developed during an interactive sound residency at Steim in Amsterdam (supported by the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery) and the artist�s Glasgow studio. A brochure is available to accompany the exhibition and includes responses to the work from Denna Jones (Wellcome Trust), Iseult Timmermans (Street Level Photoworks), Professor John Haldane (Department of Moral Philosophy, University of St Andrews), and Dr Susan Whiten (School of Medical Science, University of St Andrews). Adinda van �t Klooster studied Fine Art and Sculpture at the Utrecht School of the Arts and Glasgow School of Art and did her Masters in Electronic Imaging at Duncan of Jordanstone College, University of Dundee. Since then she has undertaken various commissions and residencies. Her work has been shown in Scotland, Spain and the Netherlands. She was recently new media resident artist at Folly Gallery in Lancaster and is currently artist-in-residence at Gloucester Cathedral. ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] archive: http://www.mediascot.org/ambit info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
