Born
in New York City, Simon Morris (US/France) is a new media artist
whose
work explores urban
landscapes, sounds and skateboarding. Investigating new
forms of musical expression, Musique Concrete examines technology
and its role as a socially engaged
art practice. He has conducted live
performances at Eyebeam, NYC, the Article Biennale
2006 in Stavanger, Norway,
the KiasmaMuseum
in Helsinki, Finland and the
Barker Theatre in Turku, Finland.
EXHIBITS/PERFORMANCES:
Lemur; Brooklyn, NY. May 2008. Lemur
ReSiDeNt show; Live skate performance with Eric Singer's musical
robots.
Third Rail Studio; New Rochelle, NY. October 2007 Urbane Sense Exhibition;skate
performance+live percussion.
International Conference on New
Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) 2007; New York City, USA.
June 2007.Musique Concrete installation at Eyebeam
Article Biennale 2006;
Stavanger, Norway. November 2006. Musique Concrete performance
in conjuntion with Session.
Kiasma Musuem; Helsinki, Finland August 2006. Urban Arts
Festival; skate performance/demo.
Theatre Bridge;
Turku, Finland. June 2006. Ode to Fibonacci; outdoor skate performance.
Barker-Theatre; Turku, Finland. June 2006. Musique Concrete; skateboard
performance.
WORKSHOPS:
Paris France; Ars Longa/Interface Z. Sensor
building workshop. April 2006.
Oslo,Norwary; Atelier Nord Making Sense VIII
,' Tangible Code.' Generative art and design with code and microntrollers
using Processing and Arduino.
February 2006.
Oslo,
Norway; Atelier
Nord "Making
Sense VII, "Tangible
Dream." Sensor-building
workshop using
microcontroller
devices
to communicate
between
computers
and the
physical environment.
November 2005.
RESDENCIES:
New York, NY; Lemurplex; April-May
2008
Koli, Finland; Art and Culture Center Kolin
Ryynänen. March-May 2007.
Turku, Finland; Gallery
Titanik. May - June 2006.
EDUCATION:
Paris, France; Universite de Paris IV/Sorbonne.French
Literature. October 2001-2003.
Purchase, New York; State University of New York at Purchase.
Bachelor of Arts/Foreign Language and Culture. September
1995- May 1999.