upcoming / ar gyrraedd
cut and burn - rhodri davies
sat 6 march
hatton gallery: great north museum
newcastle
11am–4pm
in this performance, set within his installation room harp, davies methodically burns and restrings all 46 strings on a concert pedal harp. commissioned by AV Festival 10 and produced in partnership with hatton gallery: great north museum. supported by arts council england and bow brand. www.bowbrand.co.uk
GUSTAV METZGER LECTURE
10th of march 2010
6.30pm
BALTIC centre for contemporary art
gateshead
lecture includes john cage 4'33'' performed by rhodri davies
dry ice harp - rhodri davies
sat 13 march
sounds of science
the sage gateshead
doors 6pm, performance 6.30pm
£8 / £6 concessions
an evening of sonic experiments with unusual sound sources including tesla coil, firework sparklers, levitating gold and a block of dry ice. rhodri davies plays an electric harp on a block of dry ice. curated and produced by AV Festival 10 in partnership with the newcastle sciencefest and the sage gateshead.
room harp - rhodri davies
from fri 5 march to sat 22 may 2010
all art is, is rhythm - AV festival exhibition
hatton gallery: great north
museum, newcastle
mon – sat 10am–5pm
sun 2–5pm, free
this group exhibition, curated by AV Festival 10, presents six contemporary artist rooms on the theme of energy and sound. sculptural objects are brought to life by electrical, mechanical and human energy, uniting technology with the forces of nature. room harp by rhodri davies is a series of new harp sculptures played by mechanical fans, turning the harps into musical wind machines.