THE PARTICIPANT ‘CONTROLS’ THE AIR; THE ROOM IS ALIVE
AND WATCHING
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Alexander Kennedy makes sweet music thanks to sound and installation artist David Rokeby’s exhibition at the CCA
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‘litieh inxtrument ix htixietiII} tl heh;i\ior.‘ x;i_\x Rokeh}. ‘tin eleetronieull} eonxtrueted perxontilit}. It'x \xtitehing _\ou.' 'I‘he ideti ix xomeuhere thueen mud—mp air—guitar dui’tnexx t_\ou eun xtund and Hit” tuid IIJP _\our tirmx like ti grounded duek ii. _\ou xo
dexirei LllItI ;i poignant philoxophietil eoinuient on tuorttilit}. l‘he ghoxt ol‘ our iuo\etueut. our e\ixteuee. xiugx huek to tix. in\okiu;_' the (ireek tinged} ol' Izeho.
Rokeh} hux ztlxo ttxed (‘(‘I\' teehiiolog} :tx at medium l'or hix \xork. uxiue xurxeilltuiee etuuerux to take iiiitigex oI puhlie Ioeutioux tllltI the people p;ixxiug through them. monitoring: thexe xptieex and bringing: the iuediuted outxide into the puller} xptiee. In 'Seen'. l‘or extuuple. etunerux reeord the iuo\euieut :ind xtuxix ol' the people ttlltI huildingx puxxing throuin and defining; ;i eit}xe;ipe. Rokeh} lirxt e\|iihited the pieee tit the \euiee Iiientitile oi .t\rehiteeture in Illill. ;it the (';iii;idi;iu I’;i\iIIiou. where he reeorded uethit} on the xti'eet outxide oi) the I’i;t//;t Stilt \Itit‘eo. 'I‘he durk ere} und \\hite pm in; xtouex ;ieted it\ :i grid for the xinuoux. \\;iter_\ linex thut hodiex puxxing throuin lel't in the xtiutu‘e; pzile uurzix l'ollou in; the pedextriunx ;ix the} huxtled through the xpuee.
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'I‘hix ongoing xur\eill;inee proieet l'indx le wt} to the ('(‘.I\. xo woe and dunee like it ehild LII I)i\on‘x \xiudou the neu time _\ou \KttIIx doun Suttehiehull Street. puxt the gtlIICl‘}-;l\-[itilittpllettli. Rokeh} ix \xtitehing )ou.
David Rokeby: Silicon Remembers Carbon, CCA, Glasgow, until Sat 15 Sep.
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* David Rokeby - Silicon Remembers CarbonThe Canadian-born installation artist brings a collection of interactive works together to create his first major Scottish show and retrospective at the CCA. Work on show includes the pioneering sound installation ‘Very Nervous System'. and his explorations of CCTV and surveillance ‘Seen' and ‘Taken'. CCA, Glasgow, until Sat 75 Sep.
>I= Roderick Buchanan - Histrlonlcs A series of works by Glasgow-based artist Roderick Buchanan, examining the city's sectarian divide. Buchanan employs photography and film to demonstrate the similarities between both sides (Catholic and Protestant). using his own personal history as a way of understanding the long history of hate that still runs through the city. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, until Sun 28 Oct.
II! Mike Marshall Marshall uses video and photography to examine seemingly ordinary or overlooked aspects of human activities and experience. His interest in ‘focused daydreaming' has resulted in a remarkable exhibition of his works that focus on the inconsequential and banal. Paisley Museum, Glasgow, until Tue 30 Sep.
* Six Cities Design Festival: The Scottish Show 2007 A selection of inspirational designs by 34 designers based in Scotland. Highlights include hairstyles captured on film by Leigh Ferguson, 3 non- denominational public space for contemplation by Hill, Jophson and Robb, and AutumnNVinter fashion by Olanic. The Lighthouse, Glasgow, until Sun 12 Aug.
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