On Tuesday I met with composer artist Ailis Ni Riain and writer David Gaffney to listen inside the space we are using to the sound piece they have created – the venue is an empty shop in the Pavilions shopping centre in Birmingham.
We chatted about where to position the speakers to get the best effect for the inner and outer layered sound structure that we want to create. Here’s a few more details about the project below to see why the inner and outer layers are important:
Boy you turn me is a specially commissioned sound installation for Birmingham Book Festival 2011 by contemporary classical composer Ailis Ni Riain and writer David Gaffney.
Situated in a vacant shop unit in the Pavilions shopping centre it uses a unique structure of an inner and outer layer of sound to explore the feelings and thoughts of those who used to work in this vacant retail space.
The two layers of music and text can be heard separately or at the same time by moving inside and outside of the specially created space.
Funded by Arts Council England, PRS for music foundation and Birmingham Book Festival with support gratefully received from the Pavilions and Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College.
Preview event – Thursday 6th October 4.30pm to 6pm at Unit 10 The Pavilions, High Street, Birmingham
