must-see exhibition
Buddha Machines: Simon Fisher Turner
AV Festival 10
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05 - 14 Mar 2010
A new sound installation planted in the tropical splendour of the Sunderland Winter Gardens.
The Buddha Machine is ambient music’s answer to the ipod; a small battery-powered electronic
music player that produces continuous enchanting sound loops. Partly inspired by a popular Chinese gadget that intones Buddhist prayers, the machine was created by the electronic music duo FM3.
music player that produces continuous enchanting sound loops. Partly inspired by a popular Chinese gadget that intones Buddhist prayers, the machine was created by the electronic music duo FM3.
Influential British musician Simon Fisher Turner will install over 50 Buddha Machines in the Winter Gardens, using the 12 sound loops offered by each of the machines to create a hypnotic new remix.
Simon Fisher Turner is renowned for his film soundtrack compositions, most notably for Derek Jarman films including Caravaggio, The Last of England and The Garden.
Part of AV Festival 10.