On the last day of the Wolfgang Laib exhibition, artist John Lyall will respond to Laib's interest in seasons and cycles, sifting sound in a similar manner to Laib sifting pollen, evolving the work into a full ecology of distilled audio in 12 movements.

Image: Towards An Hyperferal Art... by John Lyall, Goat Island Marine Reserve, 1992On the last day of the Wolfgang Laib exhibition, artist John Lyall will respond to Laib's interest in seasons and cycles, sifting sound in a similar manner to Laib sifting pollen, evolving the work into a full ecology of distilled audio in 12 movements.

Image: Towards An Hyperferal Art... by John Lyall, Goat Island Marine Reserve, 1992This is a great opportunity to catch the Wolfgang Laib exhibition on its last day.

WOLFGANG LAIB
IN AUDIO: John Lyall
Sunday 5 March 1pm
Auckland Art Gallery - New Gallery
(Entry fee)

The depiction of nature is a central theme in much of Lyall's work, which spans the disciplines of sculpture, photography, performance and sound. Last year he appeared in the Nine Dragon Heads environmental art symposium in Korea, and featured in the Artspace exhibition Uncanny: The unnaturally strange. His work featured in the inaugural Auckland Triennial, Bright Paradise, in 2001, he performed in Artspace's inaugural Sound/Watch festival in 1989 and again in 1992. He represented New Zealand at Soundculture, Tokyo in 1993 and, for the 1999 Auckland instalment of Soundculture, Lyall presented his cyber-opera, Requiem for Electronic Moa. He is co-author of the books Putting Our Town on the Map (1995) and The Accelerated Sublime (2002) and has published numerous articles and chapters in international journals and books.

The international observer

Wolfgang Laib
10 December 2005 - 5 March 2006
Wolfgang Laib likes to retreat from worldly affairs, limiting his dealings solely to nature. Nature is the point of departure for his work. He seeks the motifs for his art from the natural world, creating beautiful installations using pollen, milk, beeswax, marble, rice, and sealing wax. He lives and works embedded in the seasons: gathering materials outdoors when the dandelions, hazelnut, and pines are blooming and in winter working in his studio where he polishes marble for his milk stones.

www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz/exhibitions/0512laib.asp

Discount parking
$4 all day - weekends and public holidays Victoria Street Car Park cnr Victoria & Kitchener Sts.
Park then pick up your discount voucher from either Gallery Information Desk

Established in 2003, IN AUDIO has become an ongoing forum for intriguing, unusual and experimental performances from musicians and sound artists. It provides an eclectic array of sonic artistry to mystify, stimulate, or soothe the ears of gallery patrons. Expect to encounter exciting new artists or established performers exploring new approaches and interacting with exhibitions.