TRAVEL TALES_

Travel Tales are windows into Art, Technology and Sound Festivals, Conferences and Residencies around the globe. They originate from ANAT Members who have been recipients of Professional Development Travel Grants and other ANAT funding.

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PDTG Report 2007 - Sumugan Sivanesan

Sounds Unusual 2007 was an ambitious, unique and exciting project. Co-ordinated by the ever enthusiastic Robert Curgenven, it drew upon the resourcefulness of outback communities and the DIY ethos of artist run scenes in the cities. The festival collected and connected artists via a program of performances, events, workshops, field trips and coincidences, that eventually resolved as the collaborative installation “Intervenience (Island Crossing)” at the Darwin Visual Arts Association

The Festival program ran in Alice Springs from September 8 – 20, then in Darwin from September 25–28.

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PDTG Report 2007 - Van Sowerwine

MoKS International Artist in Residence Program. Mooste, Estonia

From the 1st to the 30th of August 2007 I participated in the MoKS International Artist in Residence program in Mooste, Estonia. I participated in the residency with Camilla Hannan, a sound artist with whom I collaborate to create the sound/visual duo Vanilla.

For me, the aim of the residency was two-fold. Camilla and I needed time and
space away from our separate practices to concentrate on developing and
extending Vanilla. I also wanted the opportunity to create work in a non-deadline based context and to be able to experiment with different techniques and artforms.