Scratches  At The Door. Brian G Gilson. 2005
Channel: Brian G Gilson
Date: 04/11/2016

Scratches On The Door_2005_B2G@60.
"The Work of the East Riding Institute of Creation Research"

A science-fictional powerpoint presentation performed in the Live Art Space of the Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire in 2005. Set in 2029, this is part of a series of talks in the 25th anniversary series of the Hull Independent Art School which was an artist-led project initiated by Pippa Koszerek from 2004 to 2005. The projector and whiteboard were loaned from the Common Treasury run by Volcom here in Hull. The audience consisted of 6 people - 7, if we include Pippa herself.

Themes lightly touched upon in the presentation include the potential aesthetic and ecological benefits of the genetic modification of lichen, the end of the dinosaur, evolutionary theory, consciousness and the emigration of Earth Life to other planets. With musical interludes created using midi files generated by the Algorithmic Composers Toolkit and a finale written using the still excellent free midi composition and performance software, Keykit, programmed by Tim Thomson (www.nosuch.com).

I would also like to thank the Hull Immersive Visualization Environment at Hull University where I was a visiting scholar for 6 months in 2004 and where I was able to work on and complete this piece in warmth and quiet. It was an enjoyable (and comfortable) six months. Slouched down in front of the screen, tapping and clicking, munching packed-lunch cheese sandwiches. Unfortunately, I sometimes think I would have better spent my time investigating the use of 3D objects in 3D space as performance controls for audio synthesis - the project I had turned up with the intention of working on. Still not got much further with that one...

"The East Riding Institute of Creation Research is an imaginary organisation dedicated to exploring the role of the imagination in the realm of the everyday."

If this is the future, I hope I'm getting paid this time.


Uploaded as part of the B2G@60.Hull2016 season of events held during the last bit of every month at the Ground Gallery, 60 Beverley Road, Hull.