RUK x KIBLA2LAB International Residency Program: Simon Whetham
V KIBLA2LAB smo v okviru mednarodnega rezidenčnega programa mreže RUK v oktobru 2022 gostili zvočnega umetnika Simona Whethama. Simon v svoji umetniški praksi obravnava zvok kot material za ustvarjanje, pri čemer zaradi njegovega udejstvovanja v različnih interdisciplinarnih projektih njegovo delo postaja vedno bolj vizualno in oprijemljivo. V času rezidenčnega bivanja v Mariboru je Simon predstavil svojo umetniško-raziskovalno prakso, izvedel različne delavnice in se povezal z lokalnim občinstvom in drugimi ustvarjalci na področju zvočnih umetnosti.
Simon Whetham se od leta 2005 osredotoča na delo z zvokom kot materialom za ustvarjanje, pri čemer pogosto uporablja zvok iz okolja ter različne metode in tehnike za pridobivanje neopaženih in prikritih zvočnih pojavov. V sklopu svojega umetniško-raziskovalnega dela vse pogosteje sodeluje v multidisciplinarnih projektih, zaradi česar je njegovo delo postalo vse bolj vizualno in oprijemljivo. Raziskuje tudi načine ustvarjanja materialnih sledi zvoka in preoblikovanja energijskih oblik. Simon nastopa in razstavlja na mednarodni ravni, sodeloval je na festivalih In Vitrø 2019 (IT), Fresh Winds Biennale 2018 in 2016 (IS), Nakanojo Biennale 2017 (JP), ACC Showcase 2018 (KR), Tsonami Festival 2017 in 2012 (CL), Madeiradig 2010 in 2011 (PT) ter Moers Festival 2011 (DE), njegova dela pa so izšla pri založbah Mappa (SK), Crónica (PT) in Line (ZDA). Leta 2017 je organizacija British Council podprla Simonovo udeležbo na festivalu Tsonami v Čilu, dvakrat pa je prejel dotacijo za umetnost Umetniškega sveta Anglije, in sicer za udeležbo na projektu Mamori Sound Project, Amazonas, Brazilija, leta 2007, in za organizacijo projekta kulturne izmenjave Active Crossover leta 2009. Leta 2011 je projekt podprla tudi fundacija PRS for Music, od takrat je gostoval v Argentini, Čilu, Kolumbiji, Nemčiji, na Norveškem in v Avstraliji, nazadnje leta 2015 na MoKS v Estoniji. Podprla ga je dotacija za mednarodni razvoj umetnikov organizacije British Council in Umetniškega sveta Anglije.
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In October 2022 KIBLA2LAB hosted British sound artist Simon Whetham as part of the RUK International Residency Program. Simon's artistic practice treats sound as a material for creation, and his involvement in various interdisciplinary projects has made his work increasingly visual and tangible. During his residency in Maribor, Simon presented his artistic research practice, led various workshops, and engaged with local audiences and other sound artists.
Since 2005 Simon Whetham has focused on working with sound as a material for creation, often using environmental sound, employing various methods and techniques to obtain unnoticed and obscured sonic phenomena. His artistic investigations have allowed him to work increasingly in multi-disciplinary projects, leading his work to become more visual and tangible. He also explores ways of creating material traces of sound, and transforming energy forms. Simon performs and exhibits internationally, participating in In Vitrø 2019 (IT), Fresh Winds Biennale 2018 & 2016 (IS), Nakanojo Biennale 2017 (JP), ACC Showcase 2018 (KR), Tsonami Festival 2017 & 2012 (CL), Madeiradig 2010 & 2011 (PT) and Moers Festival 2011 (DE), and has composed works published through labels including Mappa (SK), Crónica (PT) and Line (USA). In 2017 the British Council supported Simon’s participation in the Tsonami Festival, Chile, and twice he received the Grant for the Arts from the Arts Council England, to attend the Mamori Sound Project, Amazonas, Brazil, 2007; and to organise the cultural exchange project 'Active Crossover' in 2009. Also supported by PRS for Music Foundation in 2011, it has since been hosted in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Norway and Australia, and most recently by MoKS, Estonia in 2015, supported by the Artists International Development Grant from the British Council and Arts Council England.
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