Exhibition17.11.201120.11.2011
OFF-SITE
PAST EXHIBITION

Oliver Beer

The Resonance Project: Pay and Display

Exhibition17.11.201120.11.2011
OFF-SITE
PAST EXHIBITION

Oliver Beer

The Resonance Project: Pay and Display

In June 2010 artist Oliver Beer worked with Ikon and singers from Ex Cathedra to create a sound piece at Pershore Street Car Park in Birmingham. Pay and Display continues his series of works entitled The Resonance Project (2007-2011) in which he uses the human voice to stimulate buildings to resound as giant architectural instruments. Tapping into the sonic frequencies of the carpark, Beer composed a 6-part score for the singers to harmonise with its brutalist structure. Ikon presented a video projection of Pay and Display.

Autumn Almanac
The Resonance Project: Pay and Display
is part of Ikon’s Autumn Almanac a four-day celebration of Birmingham’s creative life showcasing the city’s artists, filmmakers and musicians. Ikon’s gallery spaces will exclusively exhibit works created in Birmingham, also hosting some of our best-known music festivals and organisations in a programme of live performances.




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