[July 23] Experience Lab Workshops with Matthew Gantt
Harvestworks is pleased to be able to offer a robust program of workshops and experiences in our Art and Technology Program on Governors Island. Topics include World-building with Mozilla Hubs and it’s relationship to experimental music and Ambisonic / Binaural Audio Production. The instructor for the first sessions is Harvestworks...
[Aug 6] Electropixel 12 – Nature and Cities
For Governor’s Island Electropixel 12 proposes an evening of sound art and live cinema centered around the idea of Nature and cities with performances that includes the sounds of nature (water, insects, stratosphere, trees…) and listening in different cities around the globe. Live outdoor performances with Ben Owen, Solar Return,...
[August 7th] “Silver Fleece” by William Hooker
A suite for the “outdoors” – composed of six parts which features original composition and improvisation. Sunday, August 7th, 2022 • 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm • RUN TIME OF PERFORMANCE: An hour and ½ (approx)Building 10a, Nolan Park, Governors Island The Ensemble William Hooker, drums/composer On Kaa Davis, guitar, Hans...
[May 28 – Aug 7] One string left and a head for the sea by Stephen Vitiello
Renowned artist Stephen Vitiello will begin the season for the Ear Hut, the listening station created by Miya Masaoka located on the Governors Island waterfront at Building 12. Location: Waterfront at Building 12 Governors Island Open to the public every day during public hours. One string left and a head...
[May 28 – Oct 31] The Ear Hut + Listen Ahead, a listening station created by Miya Masaoka.
We are pleased to present The Ear Hut + Listen Ahead, is a listening station created by Miya Masaoka. The Ear Hut was originally commissioned by Sonic Innovations, a program of the Caramoor Center for Art and Music in Katonah, New York, for composer and sound artist Miya Masaoka and...
[July 16] Creative Play with Yehwan Song
The web is an experimental, diverse, and creative medium. Web artist Yehwan Song creates anti-friendly, unconventional, and independent websites, attempting to overturn general understandings of web design and subvert user behavior. At the workshop, Yehwan will install her artwork “Aquarium” and invite participants to interact with this piece. Aquarium is...
[May 28 – Aug 7] Alaap by Surabhi Saraf
Awoke & Awokened: Alaap, is an installation of experimental music, video, and sculpture by Surabhi Saraf. Weaving together the alchemical materiality of modern-day tech alongside the ancient technologies of earth, atmosphere, heat, and pressure, Saraf presents a speculative mythology of AI. The work unfolds as a series of encounters with Awoke —...
[May 28 – Aug 7] Stand Clear by Edin Velez
Stand Clear, a four channel video installation, is a poetic homage to the New York City subway as a rare place of shared humanity, chaos, and stillness. Drawing on four years of footage shot within the confines of the transit system, the installation works as a piece of tender observational...
[May 28 – Aug 7] District 33 – The Duel by Joe Diebes
District 33 – The Duel is an algorithmic music video installation by Joe Diebes that centers on the gentrification of the Greenpoint, Brooklyn waterfront and the role of art and artists in that process. The work’s ever-changing narrative follows Xenia (played by Christina Campanella), an artist-turned-detective with a forensic ear for...