Now. Here. This. collects artists’ responses to their physical locations and seeks to reconcile various experiences of “place.” Artistic practice is an extension of daily life, knowledge and resources–whether an artist’s habitat is a choice, a natural path, forced, or born of necessity. The project arises from our desire to mine our local communities for intelligent, provocative, mindful work that best reflects our sensibilities as artists and curators–and to share them with each other and the public to promote visual and collaborative relationships and conversations.
The first six installments of Now. Here. This. were geared toward promoting cross-cultural dialog, highlighting the variety of media represented in contemporary art and the different responses to the idea of location or place. You can find an archive of the art work here. Starting in January 2012, each installment will feature one artist or group in order to delve deeper into the power of the artist’s process. Each exhibition will change over time and provide an in-depth look into the visceral responses, performative gestures and inspired moments of artists affected by their surroundings.
The May 2012 exhibition features the work of Halsey Burgund.
For May’s Now.Here.This., Halsey will an create an evolving virtual sound art installation made up of his sleepy dream recollections and an original musical composition entitled Dreamy Me.
Artist Biography
After getting a degree in Geology and Geophysics, designing and building furniture and working in the high tech industry, Halsey Burgund is now a sound artist and musician. He works primarily with spoken voices in combination with traditional and electronic instruments in both audio installations and musical performances. He collects these voices from otherwise uninvolved individuals whom he records in various locations, from museums to street corners to rock clubs.
Halsey performs with his band Aesthetic Evidence and has had solo exhibits at galleries and museums throughout the United States including the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, and the Museum of Science, Boston. He was most recently a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow where he explored archival spoken voice audio recordings in the vast Smithsonian collections for use in future installations.
This exhibition will change and evolve over the course of the month, so please be sure to check back often!
Click here to view the April 2012 exhibition
Click here to view the March 2012 exhibition.
Click here to view the February 2012 exhibition.
Click here to view the January 2012 exhibition.
Click here to view past Now. Here. This. exhibitions.