Vibe Cube
Vibe³ (Vibe Cube) is a sound installation incorporating collected, donated, and archived sounds that express the “spirit of place”. Part of the Genius Loci / OpenSpace Programme, it was commissioned by Essex County Council.
Between January and September 2009, residents of Colchester, Harlow and Basildon were invited to submit both recordings and ideas for recordings which reflect the history, character, and the unique feel of their area – anything from wildlife to nightlife. As well as the public submissions, artists Damien Robinson and Stuart Bowditch collected found sounds and researched the sound archives at Essex Sound and Video Archive. The recordings were collected and redeveloped into an ever-changing sound mix, which was played back via the Vibe Cube itself. The Cube was exhibited at locations in the towns and extracts from the work have been uploaded to the Vibe Cube website. The Vibe Cube itself is not just a sound experience; using an innovative form of technology, it becomes a resonating instrument where sounds can be experienced by touch as well as heard.
At the end of the project we donated all the collected recordings to the Archive Essex Sound Archive, where it will help to form a more detailed historical picture of our county, what it is like now and how it is changing.
Vibe Cube Southend
A new mix of the Vibe Cube was created in 2010 for Southend, which was exhibited at the CoExist Gallery as part of the 'Now it feels as it should be' show, curated by Jon Kipps and Amy Mckenny..
Between January and September 2009, residents of Colchester, Harlow and Basildon were invited to submit both recordings and ideas for recordings which reflect the history, character, and the unique feel of their area – anything from wildlife to nightlife. As well as the public submissions, artists Damien Robinson and Stuart Bowditch collected found sounds and researched the sound archives at Essex Sound and Video Archive. The recordings were collected and redeveloped into an ever-changing sound mix, which was played back via the Vibe Cube itself. The Cube was exhibited at locations in the towns and extracts from the work have been uploaded to the Vibe Cube website. The Vibe Cube itself is not just a sound experience; using an innovative form of technology, it becomes a resonating instrument where sounds can be experienced by touch as well as heard.
At the end of the project we donated all the collected recordings to the Archive Essex Sound Archive, where it will help to form a more detailed historical picture of our county, what it is like now and how it is changing.
Vibe Cube Southend
A new mix of the Vibe Cube was created in 2010 for Southend, which was exhibited at the CoExist Gallery as part of the 'Now it feels as it should be' show, curated by Jon Kipps and Amy Mckenny..
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Exhibitions:
17th June 2011: Sensory Conference, Radisson Blu Hotel, Stansted, Essex
2nd-23rd July 2010: CoExist Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
28th-30th May 2010: Accidental Festival, Battersea Arts Centre, London
20th March 2010: ambient.space, Hackney, London, E8
11th-13th September 2009: The original Vibe Cube was shown alongside our low-tech work Vibe Cube C commissioned by Cuckoo Farm Studios, Boxted Rd, Colchester, CO4 5HH. See Outside 09
20th-24th August 2009: Essex Record Office (home of Essex Sound Archive) Wharf Rd Chelmsford. See Essex Sound Archive.
23-27 July 2009: Colchester Library (Les Livres Gallery) Trinity Square, Colchester.
25th-28th June 09: Harlow Library (exhibition area), The High, Harlow.
14-18 May 2009: Basildon Centre (Foyer area) St. Martin's Square Basildon.
2nd-23rd July 2010: CoExist Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
28th-30th May 2010: Accidental Festival, Battersea Arts Centre, London
20th March 2010: ambient.space, Hackney, London, E8
11th-13th September 2009: The original Vibe Cube was shown alongside our low-tech work Vibe Cube C commissioned by Cuckoo Farm Studios, Boxted Rd, Colchester, CO4 5HH. See Outside 09
20th-24th August 2009: Essex Record Office (home of Essex Sound Archive) Wharf Rd Chelmsford. See Essex Sound Archive.
23-27 July 2009: Colchester Library (Les Livres Gallery) Trinity Square, Colchester.
25th-28th June 09: Harlow Library (exhibition area), The High, Harlow.
14-18 May 2009: Basildon Centre (Foyer area) St. Martin's Square Basildon.
