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About my work

I am working in the area of video and sound installation. My general approach to these media is minimal.

The fundamental structure of my time-based installations is the notion of a constant audio/visual environment, determined not by a specific beginning or end, but by the willingness of the spectator to engage with it, for any length of time.

At the centre of my work, is the interplay of visual and acoustic information, and its effect on the mood, emotion and state of the willing participant. The conscious and subliminal effects of image and sound on the human mind are hereby of most importance, as well as the synaesthetic connection of the two prevailing senses, seeing and hearing.

The ‘colour of a sound’ and the ‘sound of a colour’, form the basis of any visual-acoustic relation. Movements and textures in the video, alongside various chance operations and compositional structures are then used to create melodic elements and rhythmic qualities with the mainly recorded sound samples. The basic underlying systems, used for the arrangement of the audible components, are microtonal scales. These tonal scales are constructed in just intonation (a method of tuning, alternative to the western 12-ton scale), to accommodate the individual need of each installation.

In order to create an environment for the time-based work, an often almost sculptural installation is constructed to accommodate the audiovisual elements, and to increase the physical presents of the work.

Exhibitions, events and screenings

2008 ‘Quantifying Play’, The Jago Gallery, London, UK
2008 ‘Wanderlust’, Srinakharinwirot University, organised in association with Nine to the power of Nine, Tadu Contemporary Art, and Hof Art, Bangkok, Thailand
2008 ‘Aeon Festival’, music-art-comedy-film, Shobrooke Park Estate Crediton,
Devon, UK
2008 ‘Nearly Nothing’, Viewfinder Gallery, London, UK
2008 ‘Wet Sound’, Underwater Sound Festival, touring London, Brighton, Bath, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Carlisle, Edinburgh and Nairn, UK
2008 ‘Electric Blue’, Bargehouse, South Bank, London, UK
2007 ‘An attempt to make a sculptural notation for a structural
composition'. Collaborative Work with Installation Artist Emma Hammarén – France Fiction Gallery, Paris, France
2006 ‘Bunny Incinerator’ – Gone Tomorrow Gallery, London
2006 ‘Artist Review Series – Immersivity, Art, Architecture, Sound and Ecology’ Durational, Immersive Performance and Consciousness, - Goldsmith College, London
2006 ‘An attempt to make a sculptural notation for a structural composition’ Collaborative Work with Installation Artist Emma Hammarén – M+R Gallery, London
2006 ‘Betrayed by the senses’ – Bargehouse, South Bank, London
2004 Group Show – Karby Gård Konstcentrum, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 'Salt' – 291 Gallery, London
2003 '9 to the power of 9' – For Human Rights, in association with Amnesty International - Rajabhat Institute Suan Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand
2000 Collaboration with Billy Nicholas – Kingsgate Studios, London
1998 'Naked' – Concourse Gallery, London
1998 'Hot in the City' – Hanging Space Gallery, London

Residencies

2008 ‘Wanderlust’, Artist in Residency organised by Nine to the power of Nine in association with Tadu Contemporary Art, Srinakharinwirot University and Hof Art, Bangkok, Thailand

Education

2002 – 2003 Sound Arts and Design, London College of Printing, London
1997 – 2000 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Byam Shaw School of Art, London

Key influences

Fluxus, John Cage, La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela, Helen Chadwick, Anish Kapoor

Urls

View and listen to moving image/sound work by Jockel Liess here:
Nine to the power of nine

Contact Joekel Liess