TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Friday, February 13, 2004

3:44 PM
Posted by jodi rose

Finally managed to sleep last night - it's been so sultry here with about 80% humidity most days and nights. Feeling like a puffy white steamed bun, or someone who stayed too long in a Finnish Sauna. Finland on the mind, still doing my best to get over to Pixelache. I've made an art installation around my desk at the ABC, with bridges everywhere. Catching up on some listening, with all the great shows archived here - I may never leave! Except to play on bridges now and then.
Jon Rose (the Bowing Fences guy) is just down the hall, interesting people everywhere.
Managed to catch one night of 'what is music' festival, two performers from canada Martin Tetrault and Dianne leGross (?) were the highlight, she had a wonderful machine that played like a theremin, although I asked afterwards: Is your machine part theremin? and she said no, it's infra-red not wavebased, but similar concept. Very theatrical to watch, and Martin did some interesting work playing turntables with all kinds of bits and pieces. Nothing else really blew my mind though. Actually, I lie, Robin Fox from Melbourne had a lovely piece with some kind of algorithm driven video/sound set-up, where a green light bounced and fractured around the screen depending on the sound. It was mesmerising, although I'm not doing justice in the description. Did lots of thinking through how I could make this performance in Helsinki work, and what not to do.
Kind of strange to find myself travelling along that path of experimental sound performance, as it's something I resisted for a long time. See where it leads I guess.

Seamus, one of the Berlin underground sound people I met last year is doing a radio program there 11pm - 1am Sunday night (Berlin time). He's playing some bridge tracks, Gail Priest is also going to be on. If you're online and have headphones on monday 9am - 11am (Sydney time), tune in to
NOTMusik on www.reboot.fm

Last thing, a big shout out to Rick Hobbs over in Seattle (I think) who is working on the update for Tacoma Narrows Bridge website. aka galloping gertie, the bridge that collapsed in high wind in the 1930's. The new website is launched next week, including a mention of this project and link to the site. Love your work! url to come.