Zebra Finches playing skronk

the ikara cult · 02.27.2010, 07:32 PM

I dont know if this has been posted yet, but its made my day. And im definitely going to spend several hours at it whilst its on.

One of the youtube posters called it pretentious... Pretentious birds, ladies and gentlemen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Kz8...layer_embedded

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
New commission for The Curve
27 Feb - 23 May 2010
French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. Boursier-Mougenot’s installation for The Curve, his first solo exhibition in the UK, takes the form of a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a random and captivating soundscape.
Also included in the installation is a series of videos that feature close ups of hands playing electric guitars. However, the sounds that accompany the footage do not emanate from the guitars. Instead we hear an insect-like drone produced by the amplification of the video signal.

the ikara cult · 02.27.2010, 07:37 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkRIl...eature=related

And someones made this, which is a lark (see what i did there...)

02.27.2010, 07:32 PM	#1
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	I dont know if this has been posted yet, but its made my day. And im definitely going to spend several hours at it whilst its on. One of the youtube posters called it pretentious... Pretentious birds, ladies and gentlemen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Kz8...layer_embedded Céleste Boursier-Mougenot New commission for The Curve 27 Feb - 23 May 2010 French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. Boursier-Mougenot’s installation for The Curve, his first solo exhibition in the UK, takes the form of a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a random and captivating soundscape. Also included in the installation is a series of videos that feature close ups of hands playing electric guitars. However, the sounds that accompany the footage do not emanate from the guitars. Instead we hear an insect-like drone produced by the amplification of the video signal. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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02.27.2010, 07:37 PM	#2
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkRIl...eature=related And someones made this, which is a lark (see what i did there...) __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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