Sounds Human: Opening Sept. 3 September 3, 2010

Do you like improvisational robots? Self-playing pianos that hang from the ceiling? Zebra finches that pluck electric guitars? Electro-mechanical laptop drummers? And sound art without sound?
If so, please join us for the opening of Sounds Human on September 3rd at the Seattle Center Northwest Rooms. The Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibits will open with the Mayor's Arts Awards at noon and will be free for the public to view until 7pm.

SOUNDS HUMAN
Fidalgo and Lopez Rooms
Seattle Center
Curated by Lele Barnett and Kathy Lindenmayer

Opening: Friday, September 3, 12-7pm (FREE)
Bumbershoot Festival: September 4-6, 2010

Sounds Human highlights developments of sound in new media, as artists seek to create independent beings so evolved they are able to communicate with humans in shared terms. This exhibit investigates developments ranging from robotics to new responses in obsolete media. Sounds Human includes renowned artists and innovators such as Trimpin, Hugo Solis, Victoria Haven, Erika Simmons, Ariane Michel, Signal to Noise, and Paul Rucker. Featuring Shimon - The Improvising Robotic Musician by Gil Weinberg, Guy Hoffman, and Ryan Nikolaidis of Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, and Roberto Aimi of Alium Labs.

Sounds Human is made possible in part by 911 Media Arts Center with funding from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

Come by to meet Shimon, the "jazz robot" Stephen Colbert considers a threat: http://www.colbertnati...

You will be able to interact with Shimon via ZOOZbeat: http://www.youtube.com...

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