we proudly announce the upcoming next presentation of metamusic featuring our parrot musicians, an exhibition, talks and more.
Schedule:
location:
ARGE Papageienschutz - Wiener Tierschutzverein
Triesterstraße 8
2331 Vösendorf (next to Vienna)
Public Transport: U6 (station Siebenhirten) or Badener Bahn (station Vösendorf - Siebenhirten)
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metamusic aims to develop interactive sound installations and electronic instruments for animals held in captivity. The project's target is to improve the animals’ quality of life, by designing an interactive musical environment that takes the specific needs and skills of the animals into consideration. metamusic, developed by the artists' group alien productions in collaboration with the zoologists and animal keepers of the ARGE Papageienschutz, centers its attention on grey parrots.
The video is a ramble through the various stages of metamusic, featuring our parrot musicians at:
also featuring the human guest musicians
The video was presented at mp 1968/2017. 50 x stolen goods and finds - anniversary exhibition Diese Wildnis hat Kultur 50 x steirischer herbst, GrazMuseum, Sep 23 2017 - Jan 8 2018
The project metamusic is accompanied since 2012 by Susanna Niedermayr for Ö1 Zeit-Ton. Listen on Soundcloud
metamusic is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) programme for Arts-based Research (PEEK). A three-years collaboration
of alien productions, the University of Art and Design Linz (Tangible Music Lab) and ARGE Papageienschutz.