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Bruce Odland

Bruce Odland

Sonic Thinker · Artist · Composer

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      • Sound Installation
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    • Sound Installation
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    • Odland & Auinger (O+A)
      Bruce Odland (O) New York + Sam Auinger (A) Berlin, have been working together for over 30 years, developing a Hearing Perspective of the world we live in. They make installations in public space to encourage people to “think with their ears”.
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Performance

Requiem for Fossil Fuel

Requiem for Fossil Fuel

O+A, Thessaloniki, documenta 14, 2017

O+A performed their Requiem, as part of documenta 14, in the Rotunda of Galerius (300AD), Thessaloniki Greece.  The acoustics were perfect.

“Orchestra of City resonances” by Sam Auinger played live. Audience surrounded virtuoso singers:  Sarah … continue reading

Posted on September 27, 2017February 28, 2019Categories Featured Projects, Odland & Auinger (O+A), Performance
my eyes…..my ears……

my eyes…..my ears……

O+A explore the politics of the senses – the offer made to our eyes and ears by the world our culture has built. This searing 40 minute performance is both a critique of urban design and a call to action.… continue reading

Posted on February 21, 2015February 25, 2019Categories Odland & Auinger (O+A), Performance, Sonic Architecture
City Ears, 1996, O+A

City Ears, 1996, O+A

For the MANCA Festival in Nice, France, Bruce Odland and Sam Auinger (O+A) created an architectural sound performance.

Custom parabolic speakers beamed sound which bounced off the iconic Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art building. Sonic reflections were distinctly perceptible … continue reading

Posted on February 20, 1996February 24, 2019Categories Early Works, Odland & Auinger (O+A), Performance, Sonic Architecture
StadTraum, 1991, O+A

StadTraum, 1991, O+A

For the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s death, Bruce Odland and Sam Auinger created a performance installation, StadTraum. It was a composition in four movements performed at the heart of Salzburg. An audience of 20,000 attended. Sound came from mountaintops, … continue reading

Posted on June 29, 1991February 25, 2019Categories Early Works, Odland & Auinger (O+A), Performance
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