Glass House Arcadia

Glass House Arcadia is a visual art/music collaboration between Tasmanian artist Caroline Rannersberger, and New York based Australian musician Sam Nester, in the Waterside Pavilion, Hobart from 17-27 June 2021 with live music performances, and ongoing music generated and streamed electronically by Huon Pines in situ, open daily. All events are free.

Endemic plants housed in a bright green art glass house generate music in real time with their own bio data sonification that makes music. Sam and Caroline are joined by Christopher Clinton as the collaborating architect, with construction by Xanderware. Caroline is assisted by glass technician Merinda Young, Tudor Rose Glass. Sam is assisted by Mathew Fagan, Social Justice Communications, with sound technology and performance management. Fergus Oates, talented emerging musician, helps facilitate daily sessions. This project is generously supported by Australia Council of the Arts and the City of Hobart.

The project, developed and managed by Caroline Rannersberger with the help of a team of creatives, comprises an installation of plants endemic to Tasmania that generate 'music' in real time with specialised sound technology, housed inside an illuminated glass house made of laminated glass with a photo interlayer. This is a living memorial to the resilience of plants and a celebration of Tasmanian ecology.

Image Credit: Glass House Arcadia, collaboration between artists Caroline Rannersberger and Sam Nester

Soundscape Performance Times

11am -5pm, 17-27 June: Huon Pines, electronic biodata sonification arranged by Sam Nester (New York)

5pm Friday, 18 June; 5pm Saturday 19 June: Julius Schwing, guitar (Tasmania) accompanied by Huon Pines, electronic metadata arranged by Sam Nester (New York)

5pm Monday, 21 June, Saturday, 26 June: Fergus Oates, guitar (Tasmania) improv with Huon Pines, electronic biodata sonification arranged by Sam Nester (New York)

Glasshouse website

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Location

Waterside Pavilion, Argyle Street, Hobart, 7000, View Map