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Liminal

Angie Eng, Nancy Meli Walker, Satoshi Takeshi, Shoko Nagai, Audrey Chen, Michael Egger

In collaboration with Mari Kimura

Liminal is a multimedia performance that continues the tradition of visual music by combining new inventive tools such as the VideoBass, French avant garde experimental cinema tricks and customized music/video software (Max, Jitter, VDMX and Module 8). This collaboration of music and video crosses genres: experimental jazz, neo-abstract expressionism, puppetry and live experimental cinema. The performance will be followed by an artist’s talk on Oct. 10th 7 pm at Harvestworks with Anyma (programmer Michael Egger/Maite Colin). Supported by ProHelvetia Swiss Arts Council, mediaThe foundation inc, Experimental Television Finishing/Presentation Funds and the Foundation for Contemporary Art.

[Oct 9/10 2011] Liminal

Angie Eng: Director/video/VideoBass
Nancy Meli Walker: live camera
Satoshi Takeshi: percussion/electronics
Shoko Nagai: piano
Audrey Chen: cello/electronics
Michael Egger: MAX programmer

link to the project: http://angieeng.com/blog/?page_id=789

1) PERFORMANCE Oct 9 – together with Mari Kimura: Eigenspace
Sun, Oct 9th, 2011 at 8pm
ROULETTE – www.roulette.org
509 Atlantic Ave (at 3rd Ave)
2, 3, 4, 5, C, G, D, M, N, R, B & Q trains and the LIRR
Cost: $15 General Admission, $10 Members/Students/Seniors

2) ARTIST TALK Oct 10 with Anyma (Michael Egger/Maite Colin)
Mon, Oct 10, 2011, 7pm
Harvestworks – www.harvestworks.org
596 Broadway, #602 | New York, NY 10012 | Phone: 212-431-1130
Subway: F/M/D/B Broadway/Lafayette, R Prince, 6 Bleeker
FREE

Liminal is made up of a a series of live video music cinepoems based upon the concept of liminality, coined by ethnologist, Arnold Van Gennep (1909). Van Gennep defines liminality as the period of transition in traditional rituals after detachment and before integration of the group. Symbols of liminality (eclipse, ceremonial mask, isolation, fear, bridges, wilderness, pilgrimage) and sociological explanations (crisis, mania, ghosts, draught) are integrated into the video with: live drawing, manipulated object, archival footage and video shot by Eng. In one of the cinepoems, Monsters, Eng describes fear inherent in developmental rituals by drawing portraits of film stills taken from classic horror films such as Dracula, Daughters of Horror and Nosferatu. The rhythm of frantic hand gestures is in dialogue with unpredictable and aggressive playing of the cello. Another cinepoem, Bridging combines magic squares with archival footage of men crossing and jumping on bridges. In Ancestor, a rock is placed central while drawings of Tibetan figures undergoing healing rituals mixed are with such archival footage of the first flight inventions.

For the premiere of Liminal on October 9, 2011 during the closing of the New York Electronic festival, Eng will introduce her new instrument the VideoBass invented by swiss engineer/artist Michael Egger. The VideoBass is an unique hardware/software-combination for controlling live-visuals. Shaped like a electric bass-guitar, it relies on the guitar-paradigm where, the left hand chooses between a wide variety of possible notes, and the right hand triggers them, nobs change digital effects and a foot pedal captures a live feed. Eng commissioned Egger to develop a customized VideoBass which he has been developing since 2003. She will introduce the VideoBass in a 20 video piece with music composed by Takeishi.

Support for this project was also provided by:

Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council
Experimental Television Finishing Funds
mediaThe foundation inc.
The MacDowell Colony for the Arts.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts

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Past performance

Oct 9 – Oct 10, 2011

Harvestworks Studio

596 Broadway #602, New York, NY 10012

Website

Angie Eng

Angie Eng is a visual artist working in a variety of mediums including:
video, installation and performance. After having spent 15 years in New York City
establishing herself as an experimental video artist, she relocated to Paris where
she now lives and works. Her work has been performed and exhibited at the Whitney
Museum at Philip Morris, Lincoln Center Video Festival, The Kitchen, New Museum of
Contemporary Art, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Eyebeam Art and Technology
Center, Roulette Intermedium, Bronx Museum, Artists Space, Art in General, Anthology
Film Archives, Experimental Intermedia, Le Cube and Cité de la Musique. For her
multimedia and new media projects she has received grants and commissions: New Radio
and Performing Arts, Harvestworks, Art In General, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council,
New York State Council on the Arts, Jerome Foundation, Alternative Museum, and
Experimental TV Center Finishing Funds and Foundation for Contemporary Arts. She has
worked with composers, dancers, theatre, sound and video artists including: Ron
Anderson (Molecules), Rhys Chatham, Audrey Chen, Luke DuBois, Vincent Epplay, Yuko
Fujiyama, Jon Giles, Andy Grayton, Sofi Hémon, Jason Kao Hwang, Simon Hostettler,
Jessica Higgins, Hoppy Kamiyama, Koosil-Ja, Zach Layton, Okkyung Lee, David Linton,
Jarryd Lowder, Shoko Nagai, Matthew Ostrowski, Jean Jacques Palix, Zeena Parkins,
Ludovic Poulet, Rémi Préchac, Liminal Projects, Kyoko Kitamura, David Linton,
Thierry Madiot, Geoff Matters, Ikue Mori, Pauline Oliveros, Jane Scarpantoni, Peter
Scherer, Kevin Shea (Talibam), David Simms (Jesus Lizards), Jim Staley, Satoshi
Takeishi, Atau Tanaka, Yumiko Tanaka, Keiko Uenishi, Elisabeth Valletti, Vire Volte
Theatre, Nancy Meli Walker and David Weinstein. She is also a European correspondent
for AOA (Artist Organized Art) to support a critical dialogue between artists, art
practice and dissemination via public events.

Nancy Meli Walker

live camera

Satoshi Takeshi

percussion/electronics

Audrey Chen

cello/electronics

Michael Egger

MAX programmer