All Around You es un conjunto de eventos dedicados al trabajo de artistas y músicos que trabajan con la idea de espacio y con el entorno que nos rodea desde aproximaciones diversas. Se incluyen performances sonoras, instalaciones, encuentros, talleres y pases de video, que ya están teniendo lugar en varios lugares de Bristol desde mediados de septiembre hasta el 5 de Diciembre.

Dentro de la programación encontramos eventos atractivos, como una noche especial de la serie Audible Fields dedicada a la escucha binaural, en la que se instalarán 108 puntos donde los visitantes podran conectar sus propios auriculares, o el proyecto colaborativo Active Crossover, organizado por Simon Whethan, con una instalación en dos partes que se mezclan en el espacio de la exhibición, ofreciendo varias perspectivas sonoras de la misma, y cuya descripción reproducimos en parte.

‘Active Crossover’ is a term referring to speaker construction , meaning that the speaker is transmitting sound information consistently and accurately. I feel this to be a perfect title for the project I am running, as will become clear from my explanation.

The exhibition takes the form of a sound installation comprising two enclosed sound chambers. In one you will hear my composition created during and following the residency, in the other I will present work by the artists mentioned above, as well as pieces created during the composition workshop I ran. When outside the enclosed spaces, the listener will hear both, combining my work with that of the guest artists.

I have been given exhibition space in the Dark Studio at Arnolfini in Bristol from 1st to 18th October 2009, which will feature as part of ‘All Around You’, a season of events concerning the use of sound, and field recordings, in art.

The opening night of the ‘Active Crossover’ exhibition (1st October) will also include performances by John Grzinich , Jez riley French and Maksim Shentelev.

There will also be a closing event on 18th October, featuring artists Douglas Benford (si-cut.db) whom I met with while in Tallinn to discuss my project, and Iris Garrelfs, who runs Sprawl events with Douglas. I will also be inviting a number of local artists, and all artists will then submit work to include in the installation, continuing the ‘crossover’.

The exhibition will go on to be shown in other galleries, the first being Grey Area Gallery in Brighton to exhibit throughout January 2010.