NIJIKA : EVENT
. . . an ephemeral intimate event about light and sound . . . like fireflies in the city

NIJIKA : EVENT is the outdoor event version of Sawako's installation "Nijika" with special guests. "Nijika" created an ephemeral environment with physically modulated video projections, lights and sound. It is an installation as well as a nomadic salon, a performance stage, and a part of everyday life.

2009.10.03 (Sat) 19:00-21:00 @ Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Location: between Grand Street, West River Street, and the East River
...audio performances:: o.blaat, Roberto Carlos Lange, sawako
...visual performances:: CJ, sawako
...environmental setup:: sawako

RAIN DAY INFORMATION: if the weather is unsure, the decision will be posted on twitter.
please check: http://twitter.com/sawakohome

CJ / Chris Jordan http://www.seej.net
Chris Jordan explores the medium of light, movement, and time through the use of technology. His installations have appeared at the Moma, The New Museum, The Whitney, The Museum of Natural History, The Chelsea Museum, Times Square, galleries, clubs and the incidental spaces inbetween. Chris teaches interactive design at Baruch College and NYU.
The common elements that define Chris’ work include explorations into memory, photography, film, interactivity, and projections. By examining the political and social implications technology has on us through a diversity of media, his work challenges the viewer to redefine perceptions of audience and performer.
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Roberto Carlos Lange http://robertolange.com/
Roberto Carlos Lange is a sound artist born in South Florida and is the son of Ecuadorean immigrants. Growing up he was surrounded by tropical heat and hurricanes that represented the rich colors of sound and people living there.
Roberto’s musical pieces are constructed through improvised performances and accidental happenings. The music and sounds themselves have been documented and compiled together and a few record labels most notably the label Arepaz. Lange has collaborated with David Ellis, to compose a new series of kinetic sound sculptures. Currently, Lange is working with Guillermo Scott Herren in the group Savath & Savalas.
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o.blaat / Keiko Uenishi http://myspace.com/oblaat http://soundleak.org
Sound artivist, social composer, and a�core member of SHARE (http://share.dj),�o.blaat�(Keiko Uenishi) is� known for works formed through experiments in restructuring and�analyzing one's relationship with sounds in sociological, cultural,�and/or psychological environments.
o.blaat worked at: Whitney Museum of Art, P.S.1, DIA:Beacon, MUTEK, ClubTransmediale, Ultrahang�festival, Netmage, City Sonic festival, Medien Kultur Haus Wels, Vienna Konzerthaus,� Skolska28, Sydney Opera House, ICA London, Tate Britain, and had collaborations with Ikue Mori, Kaffe Matthews, Marina Rosenfeld, Katherine Liberovskaya, Miguel�Frasconi, Ricardo Arias, Klaus Filip, Takehisa Kosugi,�DJ Olive, Steinbru¨chel, Aki�Onda, Nobukazu�Takemura, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
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sawako http://www.troncolon.com
Sawako is a sound sculptor, a timeline-based artist and a signal alchemist currently based in Brooklyn USA. Once through the processor named Sawako, memories in everyday life float in space vividly with a digital yet organic texture. She has the solo CD releases from 12k and Anticipate, has collaborated with Taylor Deupree, Andrew Deutsch, Jacob Kirkegaard among others. As an audio and/or visual artist, she has performed in P.S.1, Armory Show, WFC, Tonic, Monkey Town, Diapason (NYC); MUTEK Festival (Canada), Kunstraum Walcheturm (Zurich), Apple Store (Japan); m12 (Berlin), Corcoran Gallery (Washington DC), UCLA Hammer Museum (LA), OFFF Festival (Lisbon), ICA (London).
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<TIMELINE>
19:00-19:30 ... Roberto Carlos Lange + CJ
19:40-20:10 ... o.blaat + sawako
20:20-21:00 ... sawako

"Nijika : event" has received grants from New York State Council on the Arts, Distribution Grant to New York State
Artists Regrant administered by free103point9. Sawako's Pocket Projector work, "Pocket Mirage" has received
The Experimental Television Center’s Finishing Funds program supported by the Electronic Media and Film
Program at the New York State Council on the Arts.