New
William Furlong sound installation at Broadcasting House
A
sound installation by leading sound artist William Furlong goes
on display on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Broadcasting House in London today, Monday 12
January 2004.
The
piece, Acts Of Inscribing, comprises sounds played through eight
loudspeakers at pavement level (at adult and child height), and
a large photographic image covering the 'prow' of the iconic ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
building. Acts Of Inscribing will be on display until April 2004.
Image used as part of the Acts of Inscribing installation
for the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Broadcasting House Public Art Programme. Initiated and
organised by Modus Operandi Art Consultants. © William Furlong
Acts
Of Inscribing was inspired by the former ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Sound Effects
Store, an old room up in the eaves of Broadcasting House, and features
sounds made by objects found in the store by William Furlong, as
well as a photographic image taken by Furlong of the room and its
contents.
William
Furlong explains: "The room contained a treasure trove of objects
used over the years for creating the sound effects for countless
radio dramas.
"It
was an extraordinary collection of objects - buzzers, locks, kettle
whistles, shoes, straps, bells, telephones, tins, toys, drums and
coconut shells - all united by their ability to make a sound.
"I
think of the piece as a monument to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's sound broadcasting."
The
artwork is part of a ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ major public art initiative and occupies
a temporary exhibition site covering the front of Broadcasting House
while the building is refurbished.
It
is the third artwork to occupy the site since July 2003 –
all on the theme of broadcasting.
The
first was Signal by leading contemporary artist Fiona Rae and the
second a Blue Peter competition winner by nine-year-old Leo Thomson.
The
fourth and final installation, Kerfuffle by artist Liz Rideal, will
be on show from May until the autumn.
The
Broadcasting House Public Art Programme is devised and managed by
Modus Operandi Art Consultants.
Notes
to Editors
William
Furlong - biography
William
Furlong was born in Woking in 1944 and lives and works in London.
His
work engages with and explores sound and its reception and perception.
He
manipulates, choreographs and interprets sound, working with a myriad
of different sources from conversation, speech and dialogue and
its many individual nuances to the sounds of birds singing.
For
the last 30 years he has edited Audio Arts, a magazine of contemporary
art, recording and documenting conversations and interviews with
artists.
Furlong
is recognised for his ongoing and important contribution and engagement
with this medium as artist and commentator.
He
has exhibited widely nationally and internationally, including a
sound installation in Intelligence, New British Art 2000 at Tate
Britain and recently had a solo show at the South London Gallery.
He
has also installed a work in the newly opened Chianti Sculpture
Park, Siena.
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public art initiative
The
redevelopment of Broadcasting House is the flagship project in an
ambitious development programme for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Property across the UK,
which also includes major new buildings at White City (London),
Birmingham and Glasgow.
Public
art is at the heart of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's new buildings, continuing the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's
long tradition as a patron of the arts.
Since
2002-2003 a number of artists have been invited to respond to the
changing environment in and around Broadcasting House.
As
well as the temporary artworks created by Fiona Rae, the Blue Peter
competition and William Furlong, videos have been made by Catherine
Yass, Tom Gidley and Brian Catling, photographers John Riddy and
Nick Danziger have documented people and architectural changes,
and sculptor Rachel Whiteread created a plaster cast of Room 101,
the inspiration for the notorious room in George Orwell's novel
1984.
The
finished piece, Untitled (Room 101), is currently on show at the
V&A.
Blue
Peter announces winner of Broadcasting House art competition
(29.10.03)
Giant
art installation by Fiona Rae unveiled at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Broadcasting House,
London (01.07.03)
Broadcasting
House, London - the creation of a major new broadcast centre
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the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable. Freeview
offers the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's eight television channels, interactive services
from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖi, as well as 11 national ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ radio networks.
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