Sonica Glasgow
I.C.U. (INTENSIVE CARE UNIT) // Bill Vorn
Thu 19 September — Sun 29 September 2024
Wheelchair accessible
Quiet room available
Image credit: Quentin Chevrier
Where do sickly robots go to recover? Bill Vorn’s I.C.U is a sickbay for suffering automata. Observed by human viewers, four quasi-humanoid creations struggle into animation: chest units rise and fall, rudimentary limbs gestures towards monitors showing their vital signs. Are they being kept functional by this (artificial) life support, or is it drawing vampiric power from their feeble efforts? An accompanying score is built from the beating of pacemakers and the sighs of pneumatic lungs, the sound of many ghosts in many machines.
Supported by The Québec Government Office, London.
Running time: 7 mins (looped)
Access
Installation includes minimal flashing lights some glitchy electronic sounds.
Event Collection
Part of Sonica 2024
Details
Event Type
Festival
Installation
Location
Theatre
Time
11:00am — 6:00pm
Ages
5+
Ticketing
Free and unticketed
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
Quiet room available
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Thu 19 September
Fri 20 September
Sat 21 September
Sun 22 September
Mon 23 September
Tue 24 September
Wed 25 September
Thu 26 September
Fri 27 September
Sat 28 September
Sun 29 September