Sound artists from Commonwealth countries were invited to submit surround sound pieces expressing some aspect of their home country or one or more of the sports included in the Commonwealth Games. Ten pieces were selected for presentation in this installation, which was part of the cultural festival presented in Bendigo, a provincial city north of Melbourne during the Games (15-26 th March),

VENUE and DATES

The installation was presented in a gallery-like space, with audience free to come and go as they please, sitting on the carpet, the chairs or wandering among the speakers. The venue was the council meeting room at the historic Bendigo Town Hall. The installation was open to the public for 3 days (March 24-26, 10am-5pm)

PROGRAM

Brigid Burke Illuminated Breath ( Australia)

Eldad Tsabary Creatures of the Ice ( Canada)

Lisa Whistlecroft Almost Nothing But (Butterflies and Clouds) ( England)

Roger Alsop Once Upon A Time ( Australia)

Sam Hamilton We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty ( New Zealand)

Ivan Zavada Aquasonic ( Canada)

Daniel Blinkhorn Resource 14 ( Australia)

Hasnizam Abdul Wahid Rahah (The Racquet) ( Malaysia)

Lawrence English Ghost Towns ( Australia)

Rob Godman TT ( England)

program notes

curated by Jacques Soddell (email: jacques @ cajid.com, web - http://cajid.com/jacques)

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