Lisa O'Brien
Artist's Statement
Lisa O'Brien is an artist based on the West Coast of Scotland. She works with sound, spoken word, video and instllation.
"Because sound is time based or durational it is tied to space and therefore place. It is the indivisible aspect of time and place and their contribution to a precise conciousness which intrigues me. By juxtaposing sound and image, not always using matching field recordings and real time, I want to draw attention to temporality, to question realities, to take time to experience fleeting moments and their universal qualities.
"Sound and visual are of equal importance in my work, I want them to comment on each other and present shifting perspectives. And by interrupting the natural link between sound and image I want to try and raise the viewer's awareness that they are not the centre of the piece. Exposing the construction of some pieces is an attempt to suggest an alternative reality to the viewer."
Upcoming exhibitions:
2007-2008 Single Track Road Video. New Media Scotland. B-sides programme. Upgrade! International Festival, Oklahoma. Also showing in Boston, Vancouver, Montreal, and Belgrade.
Sept-Oct 2007 Nexus Sound installation - Whirly Gig. An Tuireann, Portree. JIPB Cube Gallery.
June 2007 Nexus Residency and collaboration with Lindsay Brown Sound/video installation and performance - Whirly Gig. Opening at Limousine Bull, 30th June.
August 2007 MFA show Gray's School of Art