| Title: |
| The
Dark |
| Artist(s): |
| Terry Braun
and Gabi Braun
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| Brief description of the work: |
| Three-dimensional
audio environment that relates events happening on board a slaveship
through the voices of a range of characters (Kunle, Rushton, the Captain). |
| Materials, dimensions, duration: |
| Large
rectangular darkened room, room-sized multi-channel audio installation,
infra-red cameras |
| Location (venue & dates, public/ private):
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| Science Museum's
Dana Centre, London, March - April 2004 |
| Audience information (size, mode of participation): |
| A completely
dark space that groups of up to fifteen people can enter and experience
simultaneously. The online version of the piece is an individual experience,
which requires listening through headphones in order to recreate the
immersive atmosphere of the installation. |
| Other information (reviews, collaborators, funders): |
| Gabi Braun
and Terry Braun (Braunarts), composer Rob Godmanā writer Maria Oshodi,
programmers Adam Hoyle and Nick Rothwell, 3D sound producer Martyn
Ware. |
| Floorplan, scheme:
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| Visual/ audio-visual reference: |
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| Key theme(s): |
| Immersive play;
dislocation; interplay and fusion between a participant's physical
presence and a perceived reality (sound) |
| Further context: |
|
1 min clip from The Dark online version
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