Matthew Dear unveils audiovisual project at NYC's New Inc Gallery

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    Tue, Jul 28, 2015, 21:10
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  • DELQA is an interactive installation built around Dear's music, open to the public for four days in August.
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  • DELQA will be on view at the New Museum's New Inc Gallery in Manhattan from August 6th to the 9th. The installation is the result of a collaboration between Matthew Dear and a team of artists, designers and developers from the museum's New Inc incubator program. It will take over the first floor of the New Inc studio in the Lower East Side, adjacent to the museum itself, using Microsoft Kinect technology to allow users to "manipulate their surrounding as they explore an ever-evolving environment," organizers explain. "I wanted to compose a sonic dreamscape, fully realizing that dreams are weird and not always black and white," Dear says of his vision for the project. "The music rests between peaceful and chaotic states, allowing the listener to come up with their own story while engaging with the piece." The show will be open to the public next week, with viewing hours from 11 AM to 6 PM. Viewers must RSVP through the DELQA website in order to attend.

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