Dr. Nigel Helyer is an internationally prominent sound artist who’s interdisciplinary practice combines art and science to embrace our social, cultural and physical environments. He brings these concerns together in poetic art projects that prompt the community to engage with their cultural histor…
Cafe gabriela (rua do comercio) by DrSonique talks to the ABC
Bells of Sao Luis Maro by DrSonique talks to the ABC
In Helyer's giant machines there is the echo of human presence. In Mute for example the oversized saxophone may look more like a powerful and threatening rocket motor but it retains its associations with a more biological heat as in the hot breath of a black jazz musician. These contradictory readings reveal yet another paradox which underlies many of the pseudo-scientific forms in his work.
An interview about an Artist in Residence exhibition at the Broken Hill City Art Gallery 2022.
A short radio work to accompany the exhibition "The Past is our Future; The Future is our Past."
One of the installation tracks for the exhibition "The Past is our Future; The Future is our Past"
BioLogging data collected from Southern Elephant Seals diving under Antarctic Ice is transposed to a musical framework.
BioLogging data collected from Southern Elephant Seals diving under Antarctic Ice is transposed to a musical framework.
BioLogging data collected from Southern Elephant Seals diving under Antarctic Ice is transposed to a musical framework.
BioLogging data collected from Southern Elephant Seals diving under Antarctic Ice is transposed to a musical framework.
A musicalisation of the dive data recorded by Southern Elephant Seals swimming under Antarctic Sea Ice
The Scribbly gum tree; Eucalyptus haemastoma, Eucalyptus racemosa and Eucalyptus rossii are found throughout New South Wales coastal plains and hills in the Sydney region. These Eucalypts are easily identifiable by the graphic scribbles created under their smooth yellow-grey bark by the larva of the Ogmograptis racemosa scribbly gum moth caterpillars. The Scribbly Gum Suites is part of a larger series of musical compositions which enlist simple biological agents in a co-creative process which intentionally surrenders human agency.
A small sound piece derived from the tracks left in the bark of a gum tree by moth lavae - reproduced on a 30 note music box.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.
A series of audio tracks for an interactive exhibition on the island of Örö in the Finnish archipelago. Sounds will be triggered by QR codes placed in the environment.