SPECIAL EVENTS

Hear-See-There

By: James Wyness and Richard Ashrowan

Running time: 01:00:00
Year: 2011
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis:
An elemental clash of audio-visual experimentation between sound artist James Wyness and moving image artist and Creative Director of the festival, Richard Ashrowan. This special collaboration will accompany the Alchemy reception and party, with films of the four elements live-mixed, mashed, squished, mutated, layered and thrown through space in a visual improvisation sonically disturbed and agitated by layers of freely improvised field recordings. We’ve no idea what might happen, so just come along to hear-see it for yourself.

Background:
Richard Ashrowan is a moving image artist. www.ashrowan.com
James Wyness is a sound artist. www.wyness.org
See websites for details.

Venue: Tower Mill - Upstairs through Beanscene, second floor
Event date: October 22, 2011
Event time: 21:00
Programme: Event
Tickets: Free, with a free glass of wine for those with tickets to the Burning Ice screening

Auditory Scenes

By: James Wyness and others

Running time: 00:05:00
Year: 2011
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis:
A selection of short works by contemporary sound artists will be played, as premonitions, prior to the main auditorium screenings at Tower Mill. Each sound piece will engage with landscape and the four elements – fire, earth, air and water. Curated by Borders based sound artist James Wyness. Artists include Alyssa Moxley, Catherine Clover, Etienne Noiseau, Fergus Kelly, Josh Goldman, Lisa Whistlecroft, Michael Farley, Jez Riley French, Micahel Gallagher, Thanos Chrysakis and Sarah Boothroyd.

Background:
James Wyness is a Scottish Borders based sound artist whose ongoing work and research ranges from sound installation, composition and performance to studio and field recording projects. He is currently working on the development three long term projects, details of which can be found on his website www.wyness.org.

Venue: Tower Mill
Event date:
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Programme: Event
Tickets: With auditorium screening ticket

Animated Alchemy

By: Schools Workshop

Running time: 00:45:00
Year: 2011
Country: United Kingdom

Synopsis:
Children from different Hawick schools came together to create an animation film based on the festival theme of the four elements – Fire, Earth, Air and Water. The finished film will receive a world premiere today, in front of an audience from schools in the area. The film will be accompanied by themed short films to entertain and inspire. Ages 8+

Background:
N/a

Venue: Tower Mill
Event date: October 21, 2011
Event time: 13:00
Programme: Event
Tickets: Free