New writing on Mishka Henner’s electrifying performance ‘The Conductor’
Two new pieces of writing in response to the debut of The Conductor, a brand new performance artwork developed by Mishka Henner as part of his Energy House 2.0 artist residency. You can now read reviews from Lizzie King and Jack Nicholls for Corridor8.
The Conductor captivated audiences at Sounds From the Other City 2024 by translating live lightning data into electrifying percussion. Set in a reverberation chamber at the University of Salford Acoustics Department, The Conductor is the result of an 18-month artist residency by Henner at the University of Salford’s Energy House 2.0, a cutting-edge research facility that simulates extreme global climatic conditions under one roof to help design net zero and carbon neutral housing for the future.
Dive into the immersive experience by reading the reviews from Lizzie King and Jack Nicholls here:
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Corridor8 Review – Mishka Henner: The Conductor
“At Salford’s Sounds from the Other City music festival I was led across a university campus with nineteen others to an out-of-the-way departmental building. After being shepherded through its corridors, we entered a smoke-dark room…
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A Sensory Journey Through Sound and Silence: The Conductor by Mishka Henner – Review by Lizzie King
Lizzie King reviews The Conductor by Mishka Henner, presented as part of the Energy House 2.0 Artist Residencies at Sounds From the Other City, 2024.
The Energy House 2.0 Artist Residency Programme is organised by the University of Salford Art Collection in partnership with Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool as part of the LOOK Photo Biennial, and Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, and generously supported by Friends of Energy House Labs.