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Woodword, by Olaf Breuning. A forest movie screening at Neuland.
Neuland, a creative incubator and social space, presents “Woodworld”, by Olaf Breuning, “Parallel Tones” and other sound+light works by Aaron Alden.
Join us Saturday July 20th (7-10 pm) for sunset cocktails and see Olaf Breuning’s film “Woodworld” shown in the forest after dark.
Aaron Alden’s work will be on display in the exhibition space for the duration of the weekend from 19th -21st, starting @ 1pm each day.
1955 Lucas Turnpike
High Falls, NY
Olaf Breuning: “Woodworld” was one of the first large multi-media installations I created in 1998 for a Swiss Museum. I was very interested in transforming a video installation into a physical experience at that time. The film “Woodworld” looked like a music video, live performance, or a strange dream. A Range Rover parked in a forest surrounded by effect machines such as smoke, bubble, and snow generators. All effects have been coordinated with the music. In the car, one could spot some people with white makeup. The soundtrack was hypnotic and uplifting dark. My idea was to transform the mood of the visitors through the physical experience, the walk through the installation. Narrow paths, smoke, flashing lights, and thunder made the walk a frightening adventure. Arriving in the screening room, they lost some of the museum reality and entered a fictional world – ready to watch “Woodworld.” It was always an idea to show this movie in a real “Woodworld,” performing it in a forest.
Parallel Tones - and other sound+light works - by Aaron Alden
Neuland, a creative incubator and social space, presents “Parallel Tones” and other sound+light works by Aaron Alden.
Aaron Alden’s work will be on display in the exhibition space for the duration of the weekend starting @ 1pm each day. Also, Join us Saturday July 20th (7-10 pm) for sunset cocktails and see Olaf Breuning’s film “Woodworld” shown in the forest after dark.
Parallel Tones is a generative light and sound sculpture. This installation consists of a series of interconnected works powered by the same generative, aleatory seeds and cascading data streams. Musical data triggers shifts in light, which in turn trigger musical shifts. The data is sent on to other works which shift and evolve together, one slow breath at a time.
Viewed from either end, this piece resembles a classic abstract painting, but allows the viewer to pull the layers apart and experience real-world color mixing, revealing a range of colors beyond what can be seen on canvas or computer screen.
As a musician and abstract painter for several decades I have always thought in “synesthetic” terms reaching for ways to create powerful interactions with sound & light. My process uses generative techniques with connected nodes, networked systems and specific compositional choices, allowing for controlled randomness within refined boundaries.
It is no new concept to say that abstract works create space for contemplation and connection, and that powerful color interaction can reach deep into subconscious realms. Spending time in abstract space reveals universal truths, contains all light, all dark, all optimism and all struggles at once. In modern days of chaos and calamity, I believe such works are needed now more than ever.