Tag: art

  • It Was Coming On

    It Was Coming On

    It Was Coming On is built around a public domain sample of a journalist interviewing people on the street, after the Pearl Harbour attack that kicked off World War Two. I flipped this somewhat dark sample material into a vocal for a playful, energetic and surreal tech-house tune with a bouncy groove. Today I celebrated…

  • Hamburger Bahnhof

    Hamburger Bahnhof

    It’s way too hot here. Today we sought refuge in a contemporary art museum: Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart at Hamburger Bahnhof. In the cavernous ex-railway station main hall is Eva Fàbregas‘ Devouring Lovers. Definitely the spectacle, it’s good that it subtly jiggles occasionally. After exploring that we exited back to the ticket desk and wondered how…

  • Laurie Anderson’s tiny tales

    Laurie Anderson’s tiny tales

    In Stockholm I visited the local contemporary art gallery: Moderna Museet. Lucky for me the feature exhibition was a Laurie Anderson retrospective. The first room celebrated a tiny “origin story” of Anderson’s grandad with a series of … photographs. He moved (from Sweden to USA) at age eight, started a business at nine and married…

  • Daniel Crooks – time & space from a different angle

    Daniel Crooks – time & space from a different angle

    In 2019 I gave a talk at my first ever WordCamp (in Brisbane). Looking back I’m feeling lucky to have travelled and attended in person. Like so many other communities, WordCamps are now pretty much 100% online & distributed. Whenever I find myself in a new place there are a couple of things that I’ll…