Douglas Henderson (Baltimore,1960)
Der Klangkünstler und Komponist Douglas Henderson studierte
Komposition und Muisktheorie mit Milton Babbitt, Paul Lansky
und J.K. Randall. Seine Kompositionsstudien an der Princeton
University schloss er 1991 mit einem PhD ab, vom Bard College
graduierte er 1982 mit einem Bachelor. Bis vor kurzem leitete
er die Klangkunstabteilung der School of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston. Er gibt Meisterklassen in elektro-akustischer
Komposition sowie in Ton- und Aufnahmetechnik.
Im Jahr 2007 war er Stipendiat des DAAD in Berlin und erhielt
ein Einzelstipendium der Foundation for Contemporary Arts. 2002
und 2006 war er Artist in Residence am Harvestworks Digital
Media Lab, im Jahr 2004 war er Fellow des Dance Theater Workshop
ARM, und 2005 war er Gastkünstler des Resonance Magazins
(London).
Für seine Kollaboration mit dem Choreographen Luis Lara
Malvacías erhielt er 2005 einen Preis des Multi-Arts
Programmes der Rockefeller Foundation, seine Arbeit an Kriyas
wurde 1998 mit dem New York Dance and Performance Award („Bessie“)
ausgezeichnet.
Aufführungen und Installationen im Whitney Museum of American
Art, Art in General, Performance Space 122, The Kitchen, Diapason
Gallery und Dance Theater Workshop erhielten Förderung
von Meet the Composer, The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust,
The Lila Wallace/Reader’s Digest Fund, Creative Time und
dem New York State Council for the Arts. Seine Arbeiten werden
auf Festivals wie New Music America in New York und dem Seoul
International Festival of Computer Music in Südkorea präsentiert.
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Babel III: Language Angel(2010) (with thanks to David Henderson) Carbon fiber, stainless steel, aluminum, speakers. 6 channel audio. 15 minute loop. © Photo by Douglas Henderson.
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Babel III: Language Angel, detail (2010) (with thanks to David Henderson) Carbon fiber, stainless steel, aluminum, speakers. 6 channel audio. 15 minute loop. © Photo by Douglas Henderson. |
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Silver Surfer (2010), Sterling silver, wood, acrylic, steel, loudspeakers. 2 channel audio, 8 min. 15 sec. Size Variable. © Photo by Douglas Henderson.
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Dukatenscheißer. Plastic sewer pipes, 22 karat gold, speakers, 12 channel audio. 36 x 36 x 350cm, 35 min.© Photo by Douglas Henderson. |
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Dukatenscheißer detail |
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Fadensonnen detail. Fiberglass, wood, rope, speakers, 8 channel audio. 42 x 42 x 350cm, 25 min. |
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Fadensonnen detail. |
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Flash Gordon (2009) Wood, steel, paper, speaker, electronics, 2 channel audio. 22 x 40 x 170cm, 15 min. |
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Flash Gordon (2009) detail |
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Panorama I (2009) in collaboration with Stefan Bohnenberger. Wood, lenses, electronics, single channel audio. 11 x 14 x 9cm, 3 tracks, 135 secs.
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Interior view from Panorama I |
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Romeo y Julieta Act II, Scene II (2009) in collaboration with Stefan Bohnenberger. Wood, lenses, electronics, single channel audio. 20 x 15 x 6cm, 20 secs. |
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Interior view, frames from the film inside Romeo y Julieta Act II, Scene II |
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...therefore I Am (2009) wood, speakers, 15 channel audio. Dimensions variable, 30 min. |
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...therefore I Am (detail) |
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See, we rise. 2008, 4 m x 40 cm x 40 cm, rope, concrete, speakers, 16-channel audio, 50 min. 15 sec. © Photo by Douglas Henderson. |
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See, we rise. 2008, 4 m x 40 cm x 40 cm, rope, concrete, speakers, 16-channel audio, 50 min. 15 sec. © Photo by Douglas Henderson. |
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Cy est Pourtraicte, Madame Ste Ursule, et les Unze Mille Vierges. 2009, 1m x 2m x 30 cm, water, speakers, low frequency sine waves, paint, wood, terracotta. |
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Cy est Pourtraicte, Madame Ste Ursule, et les Unze Mille Vierges. 2009, 1m x 2m x 30 cm, water, speakers, low frequency sine waves, paint, wood, terracotta. |
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Water Speaker Resonance Patterns . 2009, 40cm x 50cm, Lambda print.
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Untitled 2006. 2006.1m x 170cm x 70cm, water, speakers, low frequency sine waves, paint, wood.
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Untitled 2006 (detail). 2006.1m x 170cm x 70cm, water, speakers, low frequency sine waves, paint, wood. |
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stop. 2007, 140cm x 60cm x 60cm, and 130cm x 75cm x 30cm, wood, concrete, electronics, amplifier, speakers.
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