Two Rivers at 9A Projects
IOU’s atmospheric sculptural sound installation, Two Rivers, will be at 9A from 1st - 30th April 2023.
Two Rivers has been created by IOU in collaboration with artist Richard Wincer, writer Louise Oliver, composer Dan Morrison and sculptor Andy Plant.
The installation fuses woodcuts, sculpture, technology, spoken word, and sound art to explore themes of evolution, heritage, legacy - the circle of life, the passage of time, the cycles of nature.
“We conceived it as a place where snippets of life were seen taking place along the banks of the rivers. There is a feeling that life is fleeting but is captured here in sounds, words and images” Writer Louise Oliver
Spindly legged school desks reveal trays of inscribed fragments of slate. From tiny speakers the words create a rhythmic soundscape, atmospheric and lyrical, creating a contemplative and calm experience that builds in an hourly cycle.
“All life is in the spiral and in the moon’s eclipse”
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About IOU
IOU is a leading producer of interdisciplinary site-specific contemporary art.
We develop and present our work at our Creation Centre made up of a studio, gallery and workshop at Dean Clough, Halifax and at the Hebden Bridge Hostel.
Our aim is to make original innovative productions, support and develop artists and engage local communities and public audiences.
We are inventive, imaginative and distinctive. IOU is made up of a creative team with a core group of six members. We work closely with a whole host of other creatives, commissioned artists, makers and producers to create what people know and love, as IOU.
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Opening Times and Activities
Two Rivers will be open every weekend (excluding Easter Sunday 9th April) from 12PM- 5PM.
An exciting programme of events will run alongside the exhibition.
Events Programme
Sat 1st April 2023- Exhibition Preview 4pm-7pm
Join us for the exhibition preview and an opportunity to visit other artist studios at Robinwood Mill and have a beer at the onsite Eagle Crag Brewery.
Light refreshments provided.
Sat 15th Family Day - 12 - 5pm
Activities for children led by Two Rivers artist Louise Oliver
Sat 22nd April 2023 - Artist Talk
( Free but ticket required) - 5pm
More information to follow shortly
Week commencing 17 April - School visits - contact - rachel.rea@ioutheatre.org