Raydale Dower
dal 7/10/2010 al 3/12/2010
Segnalato da
7/10/2010
Raydale Dower
The Changing Room, Stirling
Dower presents new sound and sculptural composition. The installation, occupying both rooms, could be considered a study of time or memory, composed of tape loops and metronomic patterns; musical objects take on a poetic or altered state. Aspects of a surreal consciousness and an awareness of the absurd, play out in the approach employed with references to classical instruments and concrete composition.
Raydale Dower has at different times made artwork combining sculpture, video, sound and performance.
For his solo exhibition at The Changing Room, Dower will present new sound and sculptural composition. Traditional references to classical instruments will be counter balanced by absurd and anarchic attempts to play or critique them.
Dower is interested in exploring chance and logic systems within electronic and concrete composition - this work will be located somewhere between the two art forms.
With this work, Dower considers sound as sculpture and explores elements of chance within the space.
The installation, occupying both rooms, could be considered a study of time or memory, composed of
tape loops and metronomic patterns; musical objects take on a poetic or altered state. Aspects of a
surreal consciousness and an awareness of the absurd, play out in the approach employed with
references to classical instruments and concrete composition.
Stemming from an interest in the accumulation of gesture, a large-scale collage of collected newspaper
images has been worked directly on to a gallery wall. Between the image, object and sound patterns
emerges a continually renewed composition creating a ‘random’ score.
A self - published musician Dower was a founding member of the band Uncle John & Whitelock and now plays in the instrumental Tut Vu Vu.
Dower often collaborates to realise projects, most recently Le Drapeau Noir, a temporary artist café, installation and programme of events referencing Dada performance, underground culture, avant garde and experimental music. He is currently working on the first issue of Vexiollogy a publication documenting the installation and performance programme at Le Drapeau Noir.
This exhibition has been realised with support from the Artist Residence programme at Trongate 103.
Exhibition preview 8 October, 7-9pm
Openings on these dates: 14 -17 October, 9 & 18 November
The Changing Room
Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling FK8 1DE Scotland
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Admission Free