simon whetham

Projects

Simon was one of 12 international field recording artists to be chosen to participate in the Mamori Sound Project, a two week residential workshop based in the Amazon Rainforest region of Brazil in November 2007. The residency is run by Francisco Lopez.
Simon's participation was funded by the Arts Council England.
Work composed during the residency can currently be heard on Simon's Myspace page, and a collection of photographs from the trip can be viewed on Flickr.


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The Bridge Project

Following attending the Atmospheres field recording workshop headed by Chris Watson, Simon and fellow Bristol-based artist Matt Davies were invited to perform at the Atmospheres 2 series of events held at the Museum of Garden History in May 2008.

Lightyears

Simon continues to work closely with artist Kathryn Thomas, as designer and composer. He was recently commissioned to compose pieces for Kathryn's website and forthcoming exhibition 'Lightyears'.

A Dark Light

In February 2007 Simon was one of three artists invited to exhibit work as part of the Winter Lights Festival. The group exhibited work inspired by a previous research trip in 2005 in the Lake Hall of Reykjavik City Hall.

Night-Flight

Simon assisted Scanner in recording and executing the soundtrack to the multi-disciplinary performance piece 'Night-Flight', which took place under cover of night on the Clwydian Hills of North Wales.

Exhibitions

2008	‘Amazonas' - Installation and performance of composition resulting from Mamori Sound Project	15.03.08-16.03.08	Sightsonic, York
	‘Amazonas' - Installation of composition resulting from Mamori Sound Project	14.03.08-16.03.08	Pierian Centre, Bristol
	‘Amazonas' - Installation of composition resulting from Mamori Sound Project	23.02.08-28.02.08	Hat Factory, Luton
	‘Sound Café' - 'Landlocked' included as part of sound event	09.02.08	Jedburgh Community & Arts Centre, Jedburgh, Scotland
2007	‘60x60' - Inclusion of 'wateronmetal' recording from Mongolia 2006	01.10.07	Online music project
	‘Soundlab 5 – soundSTORY' - Inclusion of 'frozenstream' from 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'	01.11.07	Online festival
	‘The Ocean Project' - Headphonic installation of recordings of the sea from Iceland 2005	30.06.07-01.07.07	Barbican Theatre Gallery, Plymouth
	‘Spike Open' - 'A trip to the mountains' - collaboration with video artist Phil Toy	04.05.07-07.05.07	Spike Island Studios, Bristol
	‘In The Water' - Headphonic installation of 'Landlocked', composition of water-related recordings from Mongolia 2006	01.02.07-18.03.07	Artists Harbour Gallery, Portsmouth
	‘Mantis' - Foyer installation of 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'	02.11.07-04.11.07	University of Manchester, Manchester
	‘A Dark Light' - exhibited in City Hall, Reykjavik as part of Winter Lights Festival	22.02.07-01.03.07	City Hall, Reykjavik
2006	‘The sky I missed' - Iceland field recordings accompany work by Kathryn Thomas - click on day 19	01.12.06-24.12.06	Online Exhibition by Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
	‘Our Environment - Planet Earth' - Headphonic installation of 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'	14.10.06-15.10.06	Pierian Centre, Bristol
	‘TwoNotTen Digital Arts Festival' - Headphonic installation of 'Dark Light Audio Tracks'	20.10.06-16.12.06	Bargate Gallery, Southampton
	‘Soundlab v.04 - Memoryscapes' - Inclusion of 'jokulsarlon_introduction' and 'reykjavik_gangplank2'	01.10.06	Online festival
2003	‘New Light' - Commissioned soundtrack to accompany work by Kathryn Thomas and Tamany Baker		Hotwell Gallery, Bristol
	‘New Light' - Commissioned soundtrack to accompany work by Kathryn Thomas and Tamany Baker		Modern Artists Gallery, Pangbourne
2001	‘Now Wash Your Hands' - Collaboration with Scott Martin on interactive work		Spike Island Studios, Bristol
2000-2004	Open Studios accompanying work by Kathryn Thomas - Commissioned soundtracks to accompany work by Kathryn Thomas		Spike Island Studios, Bristol

Events

Collision	12.09.08	Performance of work resulting from the Mamori Sound Project	Area 10 Project Space, Peckham, London
Faster Than Sound	28.06.08	Performance of work resulting from the Mamori Sound Project	Hush House, Bentwater Airbase, Suffolk
Venn	06.06.08	Performance of work resulting from the Mamori Sound Project	Arnolfini, Bristol
Atmospheres 2	09.05.08	Performance of collaborative project using swing bridge recordings with Matt Davies, supporting Fennesz and Charles Matthews	Museum of Garden History, London
Contact	04.05.08	Performance of collaborative project using swing bridge recordings with Matt Davies	Spike Island Studios, Bristol
Futuresonic Binary Jam	03.05.08	Performance of collaborative project using swing bridge recordings with Matt Davies	Futuresonic Autonomous Village, Contact Theatre, Manchester
Sightsonic Artists Platform	15.03.08	Installation and performance of work resulting from the Mamori Sound Project	Sightsonic, YSJU, York
Unmeasured	17.01.08	Performance of work resulting from the Mamori Sound Project	Spike Island Studios, Bristol
Sprawl	16.12.07	Performance of work resulting from the Mamori Sound Project	Sprawl, The Fleapit, London
Collision	07.09.07	Performance using recordings from Peckham Library	Area 10 Project Space, Peckham, London