Please tell me you have seen this:
Sewing Machine Orchestra from Martin Messier on Vimeo.
Have you seen any more of this guy’s work? “This guy” (and I imagine the thumbs up pointing back at himself for some reason) is Martin Messier. Martin’s an artist, obviously, and his work is pretty darned neat. Check it out!
From the Vimeo video site about the video:
Sewing machine orchestra is the first version of a performance created by martin messier. the basic sounds used in this performance consist entirely of the acoustic noises produced by 8 sewing machines, amplified by means of microcontacts and process by a computer.
the microcontroller system also enable to use the sewing machines to affect certain parameters of the acoustic sound. the wheel, for exemple, can be assigned to the output volume, etc. machine’s mechanism can be activated by remote, using microcontrollers and a computer, without the need for any other human intervention.
these old objects has the effect of taking the imagination further, primarily through their evocative power. whether they remind of specific incidents or recall the relationship to such objects, few people remain indifferent when they see them.
this creation was made possible with the support of the canada council for the arts.
audio, light, performance : martin messier
electronic: samuel st-aubin
