Reviewing

Plastiglomerates Live

Jess Rowland

Dan Gitlin

AI animated graphic scores will be presented and performed in support of the Plastiglomerates album release on Innova Records by Jess Rowland. Dan Gitlin, electronics and chapman stick, will join for this new project exploring the breaking of AI for visual music.

DATE: Saturday May 11, 2024

TIME: 3 pm DURATION: 30 minutes

LOCATION: Harvestworks Art and Technology Program Building 10a, Nolan Park, Governors Island

Plastiglomerates is a collection of music exploring the theme of plastic in life. “Plastiglomerate” is a recently coined term used to describe a new geological phenomenon – Plastics which have been cemented into organic rock through geological processes. These video scores extend this notion by creating AI plastiglomerates out of snack food brands, in a way to break both the AI algorithm and the plastic snacks.

•       BIOS

Jess Rowland is a NYC-based sound artist, musician, and composer. She is also an educator and advocate for weird sounds at The School of Visual Arts and Princeton University.


Dan Gitlin (he/him/they) is a Brooklyn based Chapman Stickist, guitarist, synthesist, and general noise making guy performing a combination of structured improvisation and composed music.

PRESS QUOTES

[Plastiglomerates is] Imbued with the sadness of observing a world on the brink of climate disaster, along with the strange beauty of how technologies shape our lives.”
        —  Clover Nahabedian, I Care If You Listen

LINKS

https://www.innova.mu/albums/jess-rowland/plastiglomerates

COLLABORATORS

Dan Gitlin

INTERVIEWS AND PRESS COVERAGE

Jess Rowland

Jess Rowland is a multimedia artist and composer working at the intersection of sound, technology, and culture. Her practice engages with critical questions about how media and technology shape human experience, often through playful, absurd, and provocative works that challenge conventions. Whether designing wearable sound sculptures, creating interactive installations, or composing experimental music, Jess’s work blurs the boundaries between art, technology, and the everyday, inviting audiences to rethink their relationship with media.

Jess received her MFA in Art Practice from UC Berkeley and continues to have extensive experience as an educator at institutions such as Princeton University, UC Berkeley, and the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She was the 2018 – 2020 Peter B. Lewis Fellow in Art at the Lewis Center for the Arts, and continues work in her ongoing visual, sound, and multimedia practice.

Her work also bridges science and sound. She is published in leading peer-reviewed journals in Auditory Neuroscience, Music Psychology, and Perception, and she has worked at The NYU Center for Neural Science on speech and music research.

Jess brings a unique blend of technical expertise, creative vision, and cultural critique to her work. Her art has been exhibited internationally in galleries, festivals, and academic settings, reflecting her commitment to expanding the possibilities of sound and media art.

Jess’s ongoing projects explore the relationship between sound and physical space, interactive systems, and the use of new technologies in art, often focusing on American culture’s most deeply ingrained beliefs and assumptions. Her work has been supported and featured by organizations such as Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, where she has held residencies and solo exhibitions.

Jess Rowland’s art challenges our expectations, pushing the boundaries of how we think about and engage with the sonic world around us.

Dan Gitlin

Dan Gitlin (he/him/they) is a Brooklyn based Chapman Stickist, guitarist, synthesist, and general noise making guy performing a combination of structured improvisation and composed music.