Ethnography exhibit, and young peoples dreams into fruition.

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One of the latest public works I helped with was by artist Ala Ebtekar http://www.paaia.org/CMS/two-more-weeks ... cisco.aspx

http://cylindr.us/

The Young lady and gentlemen were inspired to create wax cylinders of there voices as a legacy to future generations. Composer Ala Ebtekar created the soundscape and musicianship that went into making these young peoples dream a reality. The cylinder blanks and recordings, I brought forth and were on display on a traveling exhibit, 7 wax cylinders, and Edison Phonograph. These kinds of projects I find rewarding.

"Artist Ala Ebtekar will work with a number of collaborators to present Cylindr.us, a night of events surrounding the exhibition The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning. Cylindr.us is a project in seven movements, each exploring another facet of the exhibition. The night examines why, more than 2,500 years after the Cyrus Cylinder’s creation, the object remains so culturally significant, and how the legendary figure Cyrus the Great holds such strong influence on ideas about modern civilization.

Ebtekar will transform Samsung Hall into the Gate to All Nations; a historic landmark in Persepolis (in present-day Iran), through a multi-channel sound installation composed and programmed by electronic composer and sound artist Ata ‘Sote’ Ebtekar (Ala Ebtekar’s uncle). At the core of this installation, Ebtekar will use the obsolete technology of phonograph cylinders (one of the earliest mediums to record and reproduce sound) with seven wax cylinders, each containing a unique recording. From cylinder to cylinder, from clay to wax, from cuneiform to the sound of the first recorded voice, Cylindr.us draws parallels between inscription and recording from two different eras, cultures and moments marked by innovation. Through additional performances and readings, Cylindr.us explores connections between the legacy of this ancient object and the contemporary moment."