Performance Screening
Standstill of the Moon in the North: part 1’ is an audio-visual performance & initial culmination of research into Neolithic technologies & cultures of the Western Isles.
The erection of stone monoliths that chart the lunar calendar has been described as the “the fall” - a biblical reference to the way in which humans began to see themselves as separate from, and gain control of, the natural environment through the use of technology. This foreshadowing of the anthropocene pulls a thread between the nativity of society, the climate of environmental anxiety that we currently endure and the species’ drive towards salvation/destruction in the externality of space. In collapsing this 5000 year timespan through the use of graphics & film and a soundtrack of vocals & stone instruments we hope to find points of joyous collectivity, a poetic hauntology of rock as records and an impressionistic vision of the liminal places of perception.
About Alicia Matthews:
Alicia is a Scottish artist & musician based on the Isle of Lewis. She works between the fields of sound, live performance, moving image and installation. Her interests include the interplay of sound between synthetic and natural environments, mysticism & the ecology of the Western Isles. Prior work has been performed to audiences around the UK including Tate Modern & Tate Britain and internationally at galleries & festivals in Lublin, Guangzhou, New York and Venice. Past compositions have been commissioned by the likes of Jerwood Resonance & Radiophrenia. Alicia hosts a monthly show on London’s NTS Radio. Other musical projects include SUE ZUKI, LAPS (DFA, MIC recs) and co-running the independent record label Domestic Exile.
About Robbie Thomson:
Robbie Thomson is an artist working between the fields of visual art, music and theatre, he is currently based in Siabost on the Isle of Lewis. Robbie's interests include the interplay of technology and consciousness, experimental psychology, cybernetics, industrial landscapes and megalithic sites. Past works include music made with a high voltage Tesla coil and a large scale robotic installation in Glasgow’s Clyde Tunnel.
In 2011 Robbie was a founding director of independent arts venue the Glue Factory in Glasgow and in 2013 he became an associate artist with Cryptic. Robbie has worked as a collaborator with theatre companies such as Untitled Projects, NVA, Common Wealth Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland. From 2010 to 2015 he was a member of 85A, a Glasgow based DIY collective that produced large scale installations and performances. Robbie has toured music and theatre works widely over the past 5 years, presenting work at festivals throughout the UK, Europe, Indonesia, Mexico, Korea, and Australia.
www.aliciamatthews.co.uk
www.robbiethomson.co.uk
Twitter @robbiefthomson
Performance Screening
Standstill of the Moon in the North: part 1’ is an audio-visual performance & initial culmination of research into Neolithic technologies & cultures of the Western Isles.
The erection of stone monoliths that chart the lunar calendar has been described as the “the fall” - a biblical reference to the way in which humans began to see themselves as separate from, and gain control of, the natural environment through the use of technology. This foreshadowing of the anthropocene pulls a thread between the nativity of society, the climate of environmental anxiety that we currently endure and the species’ drive towards salvation/destruction in the externality of space. In collapsing this 5000 year timespan through the use of graphics & film and a soundtrack of vocals & stone instruments we hope to find points of joyous collectivity, a poetic hauntology of rock as records and an impressionistic vision of the liminal places of perception.
About Robbie Thomson:
Robbie Thomson is an artist working between the fields of visual art, music and theatre, he is currently based in Siabost on the Isle of Lewis. Robbie's interests include the interplay of technology and consciousness, experimental psychology, cybernetics, industrial landscapes and megalithic sites. Past works include music made with a high voltage Tesla coil and a large scale robotic installation in Glasgow’s Clyde Tunnel.
In 2011 Robbie was a founding director of independent arts venue the Glue Factory in Glasgow and in 2013 he became an associate artist with Cryptic. Robbie has worked as a collaborator with theatre companies such as Untitled Projects, NVA, Common Wealth Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland. From 2010 to 2015 he was a member of 85A, a Glasgow based DIY collective that produced large scale installations and performances. Robbie has toured music and theatre works widely over the past 5 years, presenting work at festivals throughout the UK, Europe, Indonesia, Mexico, Korea, and Australia.
www.aliciamatthews.co.uk
www.robbiethomson.co.uk
Twitter @robbiefthomson