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09:05:12 · Prix Ars Electronica, Honorary Mention

Launched in 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica is the acknowledged trend barometer in the international media art scene. Each year, juries composed of well-known experts single out outstanding... more

29:03:12 · Listen to the life story of a city

Listen to the life story of a city: recent development of sound art in the UK by Ling-ching Chiang is an article that charts the development of sound art in... more

29:03:12 · Film of Organ of Corti

Organ of Corti by Liminal, winner of the PRS for Music Foundation’s New Music Award 2010 toured England over the summer of 2011. This film documents the project.

A longer... more

27:03:12 · Hemlock

Written for the Netherland’s Lunapark Ensemble, Hemlock by David Prior was premiered at the Concert Gebouw, Amsterdam on January 16th 2012 as part of Lunapark’s Satie... more

20:03:12 · Bang Goes the Theory

The BBC 1 popular science programme Bang Goes the Theory featured an online ‘clip’ of Organ of Corti as part of ‘Is Life too Loud?’ the... more

05:03:12 · Still Walking 2012

David will lead participants on a walk, listening to the varied soundscapes in the Digbeth area, using a number of listening exercises. The walk will start in the Bullring shopping... more

02:03:12 · Audiograft Festival 2012

Concentrating on sounds with a high degree of micro complexity but macro level stasis, David eschews all sense of 'development' as such and instead concentrates on using essentially unedited field... more

16:12:11 · An Architectural Pill

“Pill-A is a refreshingly new space on everything Architecture… It offers weekly reflection on what is new in Architecture or what has not yet found the coverage... more

01:12:11 · 20ft to an Inch

20ft to an Inch is the documentation of Rob Colbourne’s conversations with people of Worcester along the riverside between City Bridge and Diglis Bridge during 2011.

A twelve meter... more

15:11:11 · ‘Noise Oscar’ for Organ of Corti

Winners of the 11th annual John Connell Awards, dubbed the ‘Noise Oscars’, were announced by the Noise Abatement Society (NAS) on 8th November at a packed awards ceremony in the... more

06:11:11 · Arcades: Who’s Most Lost?

“One might be tempted to use terms like ‘post-pop’, ‘art-pop’, ‘avant-pop’, ‘alt-pop’, ‘ambient-pop’, ‘experimental’ or ‘alternative’, and to cite the influence of artists such as Laurie Anderson, David Sylvian, and... more

06:11:11 · Organ of Corti on SoundArt Radio 102.5 FM

Broadcast on 25 October 2011 at 7.30 – 8.30 pm, Lesley Goss discusses with David Prior and Frances Crow the development of the PRS for music Foundation’s New Music Award... more

06:11:11 · Organ of Corti Tea Lecture

On Sunday 25 March 2012 at 2-4pm Liminal will discuss the ideas behind Organ of Corti and the implications that it has on our experience of listening and our relationship... more

06:11:11 · Award nomination for Organ of Corti

“The John Connell Innovation Award aims to encourage the development of new solutions to resolve noise pollution problems, using a pioneering approach that addresses this issue from a unique standpoint.... more

08:09:11 · Organ of Corti at Poltimore House, Exeter

This National Heritage weekend, 10 and 11 September 2011, Organ of Corti by liminal, winner of PRS for Music Foundation’s New Music Award (2010) will be at Poltimore House in... more

14:08:11 · Eccentric Britain

See "Eccentric Britain - Life less ordinary: eccentric activities" pg3 Travel Section, Saturday 13 August 2011. ... more

03:08:11 · Field Studies 2011

Field Studies 2011 is a four-day summer-school led by four acclaimed sound artists, architects and composers. It explores the possibilities of engaging with places through listening, and working with recorded... more

25:07:11 · Organ of Corti: Cotswold Water Park

Monday 15th from 5.30pm - Wednesday 17th August at 6pm: Cotswold Water Park: Lake 6, Gateway Centre, Spine Road East, South Cerney near A419 (Free) parking at the Gateway Centre.

Monday... more

29:06:11 · Breaking the noise barrier

Organ of Corti is featured in Time Out this week, with a full page spread edited by Jonathan Lennie. ... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti Map

For directions to locations for Organ of Corti please see the  Organ of Corti map ... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti Listening Walk - WMF

Sunday 21st August 1pm (walk starts at 2pm): Liminal will lead a 'listening walk' along the West bank of the river Severn. Based on their Diagnosing the... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti Artist Talk - WMF

Friday 19th August 6pm: liminal will give a talk about the history of the project and the relationship it has to their ongoing project Tranquillity is a... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti: Worcester Music Festival

Friday August 19th 8am - Sunday 21st 5pm: Worcester Music Festival, Diglis Weir on the River Severn. (Free)

The final stage on Organ of Corti tour is Worcester Music Festival. The... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti Schools Day - LDSM

Monday 11 July: A special visit to the Organ of Corti for schools in South Lakeland and Eden

For further details of how to attend, schools should contact Christian Barnes... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti: Borrowdale Valley Walk - LDSM

The half day event is open to anyone but places are limited. This is an opportunity to meet the artists and to consider the soundscapes of the Tebay Gorge and... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti: Lake District Summer Music Festival

Saturday 9th July - Sunday 10th July: Lake District Summer Music Festival, Lay-by on A685, overlooking M6. (Book Here)

Imagined and built by liminal, comprising architect Frances Crow... more

18:06:11 · Organ of Corti City Soundscape Walk - COLF

Sunday 3 July 2pm: Sonic artist and soundscape researcher John Levack Drever leads this special Festival walk focusing on the everyday sounds of the City as they unfold... more

10:06:11 · Organ of Corti: City of London Festival

The Organ of Corti will be at the City of London Festival from 1 – 7 July at Carter Lane Gardens, opposite St Paul's and at the top of St... more

30:05:11 · Organ of Corti - Tour Dates

Organ of Corti will be touring England between 1 July to 21 August 2011.

  • Carter Lane Gardens, City of London: 1 - 7 July
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07:04:11 · Launch of new website

Liminal launch their new website. The site was funded with support from the Knowledge Escalator South West Proof of Concept fund, administered by University College Falmouth. ... more

03:04:11 · Heartlands

Liminal have been commissioned to design the sound for the Heartlands exhibition in Pool, Cornwall, which will open in October 2011.  We are working for Centre... more

30:03:11 · Arts Council Funding

The Arts Council England support for The Organ of Corti project will allow us to increase access to and widen engagement with The Organ of Corti at each of the... more

28:03:11 · Ways of Hearing

Practitioners from a broad range of disciplines are engaging in a programme designed to create an interdisciplinary exploration of how sound impacts on our understanding and shaping of the city. Established... more