Østre · 22 November, 9:00 pm–2:00 am
Media, science, images, talk of a world in collapse. Yet The buildings around me are still standing. The nature outside still grows. The local station still receives and delivers its carriages. For how long? Maybe for eternity. Maybe for four years. But if constructions of man and nature collapse, I hope they will regroup as beautiful objects of desire. At least in my dreams. Constructions of Collapse and Desire reimagines reality through 3D sound, immersive computer graphics, and real-time video processing performance. It transports audiences to a surreal world where our surrounding constructions are set in motion, torn apart, and rebuilt. The work explores sonic and visual architecture, featuring locations such as a rural train station, a snow-covered path leading into the night, and Oslo’s Barcode District. Supported by The Norwegian Government Grants for Artists.
Natasha Barrett (NO/UK) is a composer, new media artist and researcher. She creates acousmatic, electronic, and live-electroacoustic music, public-space sound installations and audiovisual works. She is widely recognised for her artistic exploration of 3D sound and ambisonics. Her work is commissioned and performed worldwide and has received awards in over 30 international competitions, including the most prestigious prize available for Nordic composers, the Nordic Council Music Prize.
In addition to her solo career, she regularly collaborates with performers, visual artists, architects, and scientists, often drawing on data emulating or created by real-world processes as a source for artistic exploration. Some of the highlights include 3D audiovisual artworks with the USA-based OpenEndedGroup, science-art sonification in collaboration with geoscientists, and live electronics collaborations with many soloists and ensembles.
She has held professorships and research positions in Norway and Denmark and now works freelance.