The Ambience of Memory

'Egypt. Sunken Treasures', an extensive travelling exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics excavated from underwater in the area of the Nile Delta had a special extra feature in Italy: the musical / sound environment of the exhibition in Veneria was provided by Laurie Anderson.

Watch the video and enjoy the unique atmosphere supported by a hypnotic instrumental version of 'The Beginning of Memory' (at 0:53):

Thanks to Viki for the URL!

Random Goodness from Umeå

"I try to train myself to pull away from the screen and make sure that I stay in the real world."

(Laurie Anderson on her relation to the internet) 

Here's a short interview segment from Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio), made around the time of Laurie's Umeå performance in May 2009: on festivals and their social aspects, experimenting and the ocean of sounds we live in. To shape the original into Mnemosyne-compatible, I cut out the non-English parts:

• Laurie Anderson interview in Umeå, May 2009 (audio length: 1 min 15 secs, file size: 1.73 MB)

('Burning Leaves' in Umeå. Photo by Sara Lindquist

More photos from the concert: rockfoto.net)

Come here. Watch it glitter.

Click to the picture to learn about 10 of Laurie Anderson's favourite things - a splendid little multimedia portrait in FLYP Magazine from 2009:

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1. Canon EOS 5D - making "story films" with a budget* camera
2. Planetariums - projecting film on the dome of a planetarium in Austin, Texas
3. Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center - performance space in Troy, N.Y.
4. Eccentric Blogs - reading Unnecessary Quotes and Cats that Look Like Hitler
5. Lunch with the Ladies - Saturday meals with a rotating group of women
6. Imaginary Operas - creating an opera that could never be staged
7. Mingyur Rinpoche - learning about Tibetan Buddhism from her teacher
8. Sound Gardens - designing and building garden spaces that speak
9. Thinking about Texas
10. Urban Cycling - Riding around NYC on a Dutch-style bicycle

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(Hint: make sure your speakers are on.)


* huh?