The Deluge Ark(ive) – Nigel Helyer

You are invited to an exhibition, performance and artist’s book launch at Moonah Arts Centre. 

The Deluge Ark(ive), by Nigel Helyer, is a story that starts thirteen thousand years ago when our ancestors were witness to a catastrophic event. Finally the ice began to melt; the oceans began to rise and the land to flood, an environmental apocalypse irrigating the myth-memory of human consciousness.

Preview the project at:SonicObjects.com

Exhibition to be opened by Dr David Sudmalis, Director of Arts Tasmania. EXHIBITION OPENING 6PM THURS 16 NOV

PERFORMANCE and BOOK LAUNCH 6PM FRI 17 NOV
Ticket reservations for the performance can be made at: www.thedelugearkive.eventbrite.com.au

23–27 ALBERT ROAD MOONAH MOONAHARTSCENTRE.ORG.AU
TUESDAY TO FRIDAY 10AM – 5PM SATURDAY 11AM – 3PM

Exhibition runs 17 Nov – 16 Dec 2017

Our blood and our tears have the same salinity as the ocean. It is a reminder of the origin of all life on the planet and a warning that we share our well-being with our vast and indifferent mother.

Thirteen thousand years ago our ancestors were witness to a catastrophic event. The ice began to melt; the oceans began to rise and the land to flood, an environmental apocalypse irrigating the myth-memory of human consciousness.

The Deluge Ark(ive) exhibition presents these Oceanic narratives as a series of sound-sculptures which in turn take their inspiration from a Ficto-Critical novel written by the artist to explore the deep relationship we share with our marine origins.
 
The Deluge Ark(ive) performance event will be based upon Helyer’s on-going collaborative relationship with scientists at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies with musical scores derived from bio-logging data collected by my scientist colleagues at IMAS, from the extraordinary under-ice dives of Southern Elephant Seals in the Antarctic. Heart rate and breathing data, as well as Oceanographic measurements will be used to produce graphical music scores for the Sisongke Choir to interpret and perform. The evening will also showcase a composition for a quartet of 30-note music boxes with a score derived from marine data as well as a short audio-visual documentary of previous jazz interpretations of Antarctic data sets.