Acoustic Reflection
Saturday, November 5th
Waldorf Hotel room # 102
performances at
7:30 – 8:00
8:30 – 8:45
9:15 – 9:30
Eight masks embedded with pre-recorded audio chips reflect back the acoustics for East Vancouver. Viewers can “play” the masks by placing their shadows over each mask, which will activate an audio bite. The work draws on the history of the Waldorf Hotel's cultural and geographic placement.
Diana Burgoyne’s educational background includes a BFA from the University of Victoria (1983) and MFA from University of California Los Angeles (1985).
Since obtaining her Master’s degree she has worked as an artist and educator within the field of New Media creating performances, installations, sculptures and workshops. More recently she has referred to myself as an “electronic folk artist” as much of her work is based on utilization of simple electronic circuits made from relatively rudimentary components. Burgoyne’s performances and installations have been exhibited in Montreal, Toronto, New York, France, Holland, Estonia and New Zealand. She has been an artist in residence at the Surrey Art Gallery’s Tech Lab, The Banff Centre, The Western Front, The Roundhouse, San Francisco’s Exploratorium and Colab in Auckland, N.Z. She has also participated in several new media conferences. Burgoyne was awarded the 2009 Fleck Fellowship by the Banff Centre for the Arts and has been teaching a class entitled “Creative Electronics” at Emily Carr University of Art and Design since 1998.