Listening to the Earth Quake: Sonic Art Presentation
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This Matariki season, join us for a free event that will explore how data from the natural world can be turned into music. French sound artist Aurélien Buiron will take us on a learning journey, exploring how every location on the planet carries its own seismic signature which can be expressed in music. Taonga Pūoro master Tāmihana Katene and Aurélien will join to perform a sonic interpretation of the Matariki Māori new year, celebrating mātauranga Māori and te taiao.
Location: Ngā Pou Ruahine (Lvl 2) space at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library.
About the performers:
Tāmihana Katene is a renown accomplished māori musician and artist. For 20 years, Tāmihana has been involved in the reinvigoration of Taonga Puoro within the Wellington region.
Aurélien Buiron aka “Ghost In The Loop” is a professional well-respected French artist and an international expert in “sonification”; he performed for many key French events including the UN Ocean conference in Nice, the Kilian Jornet Foundation and Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.
This event is collaboratively organised with Dr. Caroline Holden, a French-Kiwi seismologist and director of SeismoCity (https://seismocity.co.nz/).
The Embassy of France in New Zealand provided financial support (French Related Research Projects Grant) towards Aurélien’s travel to Aotearoa New Zealand.
Location: Ngā Pou Ruahine (Lvl 2) space at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library.
About the performers:
Tāmihana Katene is a renown accomplished māori musician and artist. For 20 years, Tāmihana has been involved in the reinvigoration of Taonga Puoro within the Wellington region.
Aurélien Buiron aka “Ghost In The Loop” is a professional well-respected French artist and an international expert in “sonification”; he performed for many key French events including the UN Ocean conference in Nice, the Kilian Jornet Foundation and Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.
This event is collaboratively organised with Dr. Caroline Holden, a French-Kiwi seismologist and director of SeismoCity (https://seismocity.co.nz/).
The Embassy of France in New Zealand provided financial support (French Related Research Projects Grant) towards Aurélien’s travel to Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Where is it happening?
Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library, 65 Victoria St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, Public Library Building, 65 Victoria St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, Wellington
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