Semiconductor

Guest speakers : Semiconductor

I first saw the work of today's speakers, Semiconductor, at this year's Big Chill festival, although at the time I admit I probably didn't give the installation Earthmoves the attention it deserved. This time around my mind wasn't as addled as it was in the heady atmosphere of the festival, nor was i surrounded by all manner of musical and multimedia delights, so was interested to discover what they where all about.
Semiconductor are artists producing digital artworks in the form of sound-films, music videos and live animation. Feeding and mixing audio into photography, 3d software and moving images, they create abstract films and live performances around the world. They use captured sounds from the environment and digital sounds, which effect and are influenced by the images on display.
Their most recent work I was most impressed by, Magnetic Movie, an animation where they have visualised audio recording of scientists describing their discoveries. This was more interesting to me because it seemed less abstract than much of the other work, though all of their work is very inspiring.