Author: Nigel Helyer
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The Plural Forest
The Plural Forest is lodged here, in an un-adulterated state, as a text that was written in 1994 primarily as a result of my research travels throughout northern Thailand and Vietnam and is co-incident with the gestation period of the “Silent Forest” project.
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Vist the Drawings Gallery
I have boxes and boxes of drawing books ~ ever since I was forced to keep them at Foundation College in Sussex. The weekly scrutiny of our books was at first excruciating for me (convinced I would never be comfortable drawing) now it gives me delight, even though I simply draw to think things through!…
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Radio Works: Order CD
Examples of the Audio components of many Installations and/or their associated Radio broadcasts may be ordered as either AIFF or MP3 files on Audio CDR. These limited edition discs are supplied with a printed label and sleeve identification. Orders should be placed via email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with the…
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Sample Content Of Radio Works as MP3
Some old favourites, mostly radiophonic accompaniments to sound installations and environmental projects.
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Big Bell Beta
Exhibited. Element #1: – Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Western Australia 1989/1990. Element #2: – Big Bell (ghost) town, Western Australia 1989/1990. Materials. Element #1: – Big Bell structure; Structural Plywood, Sound cone, voice sound-text. Element #1: – Drawings; Wax and Pigment on both paper and timber panels. Element #2: – Big Bell Audio Installation;…
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CV
Sonic Objects; Sonic Architecture Dr. Nigel Llwyd William Helyer Helyer_CV_19:04:2015.pdf sonic <@> sonicobjects.com sonique1 <@> icloud.com 62 MacGibbon Parade, Old Erowal Bay NSW 2540 Australia Mobile: +614 19 49 34 95 Mobile: +61 (0)4 19 49 34 95 Introduction: – The small Sussex fishing village in which I spent my childhood contained two significant buildings,…
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Din: Ding, Dang, Dong
Exhibited. Permanent Public Sculpture located within the Seoul Olympic Park, South Korea. 1988. Materials. Bell/Crucible elements: – Corten Steel. Architectural Supports: – Structural Steel with epoxy finish. Dais & Central Table: – Grey Granite (440 m3). Dimensions. Overall Ground Plan: – 22m x 22m. Overall height: – 6m. Bell/Crucibles, diameter – 3.5m (@ 3 tonnes).…
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Chant
Materials Bronze, wood, audio electronics, FM radio network. Dimensions Each unit 300mm x 300mm X 1500mm Footprint 3,500mmm x 2,500mm The essence of all beings is earth, The essence of earth is water, The essence of water are plants, The essence of plants is man, The essence of man is speech, The essence…
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Ariel
Exhibited. Lux Gallery, London UK 2000 and Australian Centre for Photography, Melbourne 2000. Materials. Laser cut acrylic, copper wire, Theremin electronics. Dimensions. Footprint variable, individual units 0.75m x 0.6m dia. Notes. Be nor afeared; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments…
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GeneMusik – Sounds for Lower Life Forms
Exhibited. Under development. Materials. Music and E. Coli Bacteria. Dimensions. Microscopic. Notes. The year 2002 – GeneMusiK – is an experimental biological music mixing and generating system currently under development by Dr Nigel Helyer at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia under the aegis of ‘SymbioticA’. This was the start…