23.10.2007
Interdisciplinary collaborations between people and places to produce time-based installations
Charlie Hooker, Professor of Sculpture in the School of Arts and Communication at the university, will give an inaugural lecture on Wednesday 31 October to chart key moments in the development of Hooker's research into the production of three-dimensional works which deliberately traverse recognised categories within art and education.
The three-dimensional works to be explored include fusions of dance, music and theatre as well as sculpture, photography, drawing and printmaking. They involve relating the patterns which occur within natural phenomena such as weather systems, sound waves and astronomical data, to produce visual and musical rhythmic structures that trigger emotion and memories when engaged with physically.
The indoor and outdoor sculptural installations that Hooker produces from this research are often designed to envelop or interact directly with the viewer. These installations combine mechanical and electrical power with natural elements such as wind, water and sunshine to generate audible and visual movement.
One theme, 'scale', refers conceptually to anything from a speck of dust to a galaxy, with human scale located somewhere in between. Another concept, 'materials', can range from a lump of clay or a sheet of glass through to an electrical spark or a sound sample.
One theme, 'scale', refers conceptually to anything from a speck of dust to a galaxy, with human scale located somewhere in between. Another concept, ‘materials’, can range from a lump of clay or a sheet of glass through to an electrical spark or a sound sample.
In Hooker's lecture there will be a performance element, an exhibition of maquettes, drawings and photographs. Hooker will detail some of the processes he experiments with in the production of multimedia works such as 'Twins', sited in Churchill Square, Brighton.
Wednesday 31 October 2007 at 6.30pm
Sallis Benney Theatre
Grand Parade
Brighton BN2 2JY
All welcome - if you would like to attend please email events@brighton.ac.uk.
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