<div dir="ltr"><b>Ben Vida presents: Damaged Particulates</b><br><br>Opening Friday 10.10.2014 19.00<br>Artist Talk moderated by Lisa Blanning 19:00<br>Concert sessions from 20:45<br><br>LEAP, Leipziger Str. 63, 10117 Berlin<br><br>Damaged
Particulates is a work that oscillates between performance,
installation and sculpture, and is experienced as much by touch as by
hearing. Originally commissioned for Unsound Festival NYC, this new
version explores further the possibilities of multisensory sonic
reception.<br><br>With the work ‘’Damaged Particulates’’ Ben Vida delves
into the enveloping world of “direct bass”. Utilising a four-channel,
twin-sub sound system and 25 individual <b>SubPacs</b>, a tactile audio
system placed on each audience members seatback, which directly
transfers low frequencies to the body, this highly detailed and
immersive piece for electronics examines the dimensional and spatial
qualities of analog and digital synthesis. <br><br>Damaged Particulates
is a project in partnership with Unsound Festival 2014, Subpac, the
Electronic Studio of TU, Faculty of Audio Communication, Berlin, Digital in Berlin, curated
by Manuela Benetton in collaboration with LEAP.<br><br><b>Places are
limited (please email ‘’Damaged Particulates’’ with preferred session to
<a href="mailto:info@xleapx.org">info@xleapx.org</a> to register and guarantee your space for a session)</b><br><br><b>Sessions</b><br>Friday 20:45, 21:30, 22:15
<br>Saturday 15:30, 16:15, 17:00, 17:45
<br>Sunday 15:30, 16:15, 17:00, 17:45<br><br><b>Ben Vida</b>
is a New York based artist and composer. He has been an active member
of the international experimental music community for two decades with a
long list of collaborators, bands and releases to his credit. In the
mid 90’s he cofounded the group Town and Country and has since worked
as a solo artist with releases on such labels as PAN, Alku, Shelter
Press and Kranky. He has presented works in a range of museums,
galleries and music venues including the MoMA, The Kitchen, the MCA, ICP
London, Audio Visual Arts, The Artist’s Institute and the Sydney Opera
House.<br><br>Recent activities include performances at LiveArtsWeek at
Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, the Royal Festival Hall as part of the
Meltdown Festival in London and an exhibition of prints coupled with a
solo performance at Lisa Cooley Gallery, Manhattan. This spring he will
stage the next iterations of his video and performance pieces, Slipping
Control and Damaged Particulates at 356 Mission in Los Angeles.<br><br><b>
Lisa Blanning</b>
is a music journalist and editor. She spent six years on staff at The
Wire Magazine and now lives in Berlin, writing regularly for
publications like The FADER, Electronic Beats and others.<br><br><a href="http://benvida.blogspot.de">http://benvida.blogspot.de</a><br><a href="http://www.unsound.pl/">http://www.unsound.pl/</a><br><a href="http://thesubpac.com/">http://thesubpac.com/</a><br><a href="http://lisablanning.com">http://lisablanning.com</a><br><a href="http://www.xleapx.org">www.xleapx.org</a><br><br><b>LEAP</b><br>Lab for Emerging Arts and Performance<br>Leipziger Str. 63 (Ecke Markgrafenstraße)<br>10117 Berlin<br><br><br><br></div>