DYSAART | ephemeral objects | Laine Butler

 

LIVE | MOTHER CLOUD SPATIAL SOUND FESTIVAL

 

ephemeral objects. photo credit: michelle la

 

Evan Dysart

Evan Dysart is an Architect and artist based on the ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaʔɬ nations, currently called Vancouver, Canada. DYSAART is his current music project, inspired by the somber beauty of the Canadian pacific northwest, which explores the intersection of ambient and dance music. The project combines field recordings, synthesizers and acoustic instruments to create aural atmospheres that challenge our perception of memory, place and space.

ephemeral objects

ephemeral objects is a Vancouver-based generative artist and VJ/DJ known for her vibrant, abstract, and audio-reactive visuals. Her style is a high-energy fusion of colour and motion, creating lush and dynamic viewing experiences. VJing is her visual interpretation of sound. Follow her @ephemeral.objects

Laine Butler

Laine Butler is an audio visual artist whose multidisciplinary approach creates dense, textured environments that envelop the viewer. With a background in motion and interaction design (VR and AR), visual art, and music creation, Laine's work has been showcased, including Mutek Montreal, the Vancouver Mural Festival Winter Arts, Holt Renfrew Winter 2022 Campaign, and Neo Shibuya TV in Tokyo. Follow him @laine_butler

 

SIMULACRA | Live A/V

The performance will be divided into two parts, in conversation with each other.

PART 1 | SIMULACRA: SIMULACRA is DYSAART’s latest album, composed specifically for spatial audio. The album was spatialized during a residency in summer 2023 at the experimental performance space and spatial audio studio, MONOM, located in Berlin. The philosophical concept behind the album is derived from Jean Baudrillard’s 1981 treatise, Simulacra and Simulation, in which he suggests that contemporary human experience is a simulation of reality, as we have replaced meaning with sings and symbols. He argues that these symbols and signs (simulacra) are not merely copies of a “real” thing, but have meaning and truth in themselves… a copy with no original… representing a sort of hyper-reality. SIMULACRA explores this concept through the re-contextualization and manipulation of field recordings, transforming familiar sonic textures into ethereal atmospheres, guiding listeners through the emotional narrative of a film that doesn’t exist. The visual component of this piece is an interpretation of the aforementioned film, as envisioned by Laine Butler.

PART 2 | LIVE A/V: The live AV set is a collaboration between DYSAART, ephemeral objects, and Laine Butler that merges the forefront of new media art with an audio-visual journey through abstract visual narratives and soundscapes inspired by SIMULACRA. ephemeral objects and Laine Butlers visuals evolve together in real-time to DYSAART, creating an immersive synergistic experience.