The former resident of Nida Art Colony Rees Archibald will hold a noise workshop called "Touch some noise" on the 19th of March at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius.

The former resident of Nida Art Colony Rees Archibald will hold a noise workshop called "Touch some noise" on the 19th of March at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius. During the workshop the artist will show how to make a microphone by yourself and will conduct a group noise performance.

A contact microphone senses vibrations through solid objects rather than through the air. The one-day workshop "Touch some noise" will teach how to make your own contact microphone, then work to develop ideas on how to use it, and finally take part in a small sound performance using your sounds.

Once you build your microphone, we will give you a small amplifier and speaker to attach to it, which you can then use to explore sounds in the objects around you. These might be footsteps on the floor, the sound of water in a glass, or the blowing of wind across a piece of fabric. Finally, we will gather in a group to share our sounds through a small performance event which we will organise using stop watches.

Rees Archibald is a sound based artist from Australia who just moved to Lithuania. Originally a saxophone player, he spent several years in Japan studying traditional Zen music. Later, working with composers Alvin Lucier, Ron Kuivila and David Behrman, he studied electronic music composition.
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Approximate schedule of the workshop:
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11 a. m.-12.30 a.m. Making the microphones. Look at some ideas from other artists.
12.30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch
1 p.m.-2 p.m. Searching for sounds and record time
2 p.m.-3.00 p.m. Performance
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Price: 2 € per person
Language: English
RSVP: Litimed number of participats. Email: skaiste@nidacolony.lt or mob. +370 600 39 972