Eric La Casa and Annie Gosfield on air
In his autobiographical statement, pioneering composer John Cage once said, “silence is not acoustic. It is a change of mind, a turning around.” He made this suggestion after visiting the anechoic chamber at Harvard University – a room which has such intense acoustic isolation that, were silence possible, it would surely be found there. What Cage instead noticed was the sound of his body’s internal functions. It sparked what was to become a significant shift in his approach to composition. It is this thoughtful approach to sound, and to listening, that Liquid Architecture 6 hopes to foster through over three weeks of events, talks and screenings at the beginning of July. Based at Melbourne’s RMIT University (and its sound collective, tRansMIT), the festival presents the work and ideas of both local and international artists. It is a rare opportunity for Australian sound practitioners to present work in the company of well-known internationals, and a key feature of the festival, according to Co-Founding Artistic Director, Nat Bates. “Right from the beginning there was a drive to provide opportunities for student and emerging artists alongside world class work. To this day the festival continues to adhere to this manifesto with a rich combination of international guests and local artists involved in both performances and artist talks.”
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