What happens when chess players get to perform music? What does check mate sound like? Sted: Main Library, University of Oslo Dato: September 7 – 14, 2012 Musicians: Maja Ratkje, Lasse Marhaig, Guttorm Andreasen, Peter Edwards, Asbjørn Blokkum Flø, Ulf Holbrook, Jonas Bartsen Johnsen, Erik Strutz, Eskil Muan Sæther og Anders Tveit Chess player: Simen Agdestein (former grand master & 7 times Norwegian champion), Hans Olav Lahlum (author, chess player and politician), Aryan Tari... read more

Endphase is a laptop trio consisting of members Alberto Bernal, João Pais and Enrique Tomás. In their performances, the trio intends to surpass the traditional musical conceptions and to create an environment in which several ideas, concepts and approaches can be realized. On October 6 and 7, 2011, Endphase will create an installation and an intertwined concert at Ny Musikk, using the acoustic, social and architectural environment of the Ny Musikk office as sound and conceptual material. In... read more

Two new works by multimedia artist Camille Norment will be presented at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter September 2011. The Toll will be a unique performance presented as part of the ULTIMA programme. The other will be a 8 channel permanent sound installation for the sculpture park outdoors. NOTAM has been involved in the production of the latter. More information about the Live Performance The 8-channel permanent outdoor sound installation is commissioned by the Henie Onstad Art Center as part of... read more

Ragnarok is a circuit-bending installation by Asbjørn Blokkum Flø which will be premiered at the Ultima Contemporary Music Festival 2011 as part of the event EXIT at Oslo Academy of Arts on September 17 at 6 p.m. Flø developed the installation with assistance from two colleagues at NOTAM, Hans Wilmers and Henrik Sundt, for electronics and software development respectively. A circuit-bending installation by Asbjørn Blokkum Flø. In the installation, Richard Wagner’s 15-hour opera Der... read more

A realtime based sound installation by Åsa Stjerna 2011 (premiere) As part of Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, NOTAM is producing the installation Currents by the Swedish sound artist Åsa Stjerna. The work is to be featured in the foyer at the Opera in Oslo. The premiere coincides with the official opening of the festival, and is part of the opening show PRIMA on September 8. The sound installation Currents is based on a scientific project in the ocean surrounding the Faroe... read more

Christopher Nielsen is designing what will become the world’s largest pin ball game. The pin ball game is called Superstar, and is loosely based on Taxi from the 80s. It will cover an entire wall at the new pop center (Popsenteret) at Schouskvartalet in Oslo, which will open in 2011. The concept behind the game is a poignant comment on today’s celebrity culture. In an interview with NRK, he explains: “The aim of the game is to become a superstar with all the related... read more

Anawana Haloba, born in Zambia in 1978, lives and works in Oslo. Haloba works with different media, and the project A Reflaction of a Several Self consist of film, video, installation and performance, including two new works, I want to tell you something… (2009–10) and Is your past my immediate future? (2008–2010). The exhibition last from Decemebr 2 to January 15. Haloba is has a degree in fine arts from Kunstakademiet in Oslo and Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. She works with sound and... read more

A multichannel sound installation by Jana Winderen 08.09.10 – 18.09.10 in the entrance hall at the Opera as part of Ultima 2010 This installation builds upon the material from the album Energy Field, released by Touch on 6th April 2010. Jana Winderen researches the hidden depths with the latest technology; her work reveals the complexity and strangeness of the unseen world beneath. The audio topography of the oceans and the depth of ice crevasses are brought to the surface. She is concerned... read more

In collaboration with the large outdoor installation DOCKPLATS 2010, which will run September 9 – 12, 2010, the composer Bjarne Kvinnsland is making a sound installation which he calls Ljuden av Skåne (The sound of Skåne). Kvinnsland has collected sound environments from all of Skåne’s municipalities. Sound have been chosen on the criteria that they represent something important in the local environments, both based on recognizability and what they represent. Kvinnsland has worked in... read more

This exhibition at Sandnes kunstforening focuses on two of our most important senses – sight and hearing. SE OG HØR consists of works by seven artists. All of the works have in common that they are installations with sound sources as a central element. Sound art as an art form began in the early 20th century in parallel with the development of abstract art. In the 1950s, sound art was further developed, among others by the composer and visual artist John Cage. From the 90s and onwards,... read more