sphere of influence An Interactive Ball Game

ball powered text and images at the melbourne festival October 2007 ball powered quartz particle generator at the melbourne festival October 2007 click for video extract from the sphere performance at the art gallery NSW november 2007 documentation is difficult as we used three projectors in a confined space with the ball intersecting and mixing the images click for images taken from the video of aku kadogo the human ball electronics utilised inside the 2.4 metre sphere showing accelerometers and radio transmitter designed & hacked by steim sphere of influence federation square, melbourne 23/10/07 the 2.4 meter ball was bounced, thrown, hit, rolled and caressed by jade dewi and matt cornell "> public play ball spontaneous performance at federation square melbourne october 2007

Art Galleries are not usually dangerous places, but the giant ball that will roll around tonight is more hazardous than the average art-work. At the Melbourne opening of Sphere of Influence last month, one curious bystander broke an arm running after the installation. Sydney Morning Herald 21/11/2007 What is it about the ball? A ball flying through space has an inherent mystery; it replicates our lonely and insecure position in the universe. From the youngest age we all recognise the universality and truth of the user-friendly ball. It's global. To sport fans the ball verges on being a sacred object: the ball game - a religious rite. Bill Shankly, the legendary manager of the Liverpool soccer club, was once asked if football was a matter of life and death. 'No' he said, 'It's more important than that'. Bill was right. The earth is our favourite ball, and it's in bad shape. Federation Square Melbourne: it's dark. A huge white ball is being pushed, heaved, thrown, and rolled around in a game - or is it a ritual? As the ball moves, it sings, it speaks, it screams. It's a clever ball: its motion can manipulate both sound and images. As the ball spins, it juggles with words - words of wisdom, words of power, words of warning. The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney: The ball takes human form and Aku Kadogo is that form. This ball is under stress. Jon Rose - concept, composition, design, real time MIDI performance Robin Fox - real time MAX performance Aku Kadogo - the human ball Hollis Taylor - violin obligato The Song Company - vocal samples and Latin philosophy Victoria Hunt - ball performer Katia Molino - ball performer Performances and Installation at The Art Gallery of NSW 21-25 November 2007 Come and play ball, make music, manipulate images O diem praeclarum Oh what a beautiful day Magister Mundi sum We are the masters of the universe Nullum Gratuitum Prandium There is no free lunch quod me nutruit me destruit What nourishes me, destroys me Stercus accidit shit happens dies irae day of judgment Mors ultima linea rerum est Death is everything's final limit Amen Yes, Amen to all that