Mix Music With Movable Videos at Haroon Mirza’s “o-o-o-o.co.uk”
May 17, 2013 | Kyle Chayka
The artist Haroon Mirza — best known for his artwork featuring “found electrical appliances together with audio compositions to create site-specific installations” — is in a new solo exhibition /o/o/o/o/ at London’s Lisson Gallery, opening today. However, there’s no reason we can’t enjoy a bit of it on our side of the pond.
As part of the show, the artist released project http://o-o-o-o.co.uk/. The website allows visitors to move around embedded .mov files to create their own unique musical compositions. Users are also encouraged to upload their own samples and tracks to the website and share all their resources during the length of the exhibition. It’s a beautiful thing.
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