Ars Electronica Festival · 1998

Flex Machine

by Gordon Monahan

🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1998

In 1998, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Flex Machine” by Gordon Monahan (Digital Musics & Sound Art) with a Honorary Mention. Gordon Monahan has 1 more work in this atlas.

Machine Matrix is a hybrid sound installation and musical performance environment. A collection of electronic surplus, trash materials, and modified percussion instruments are retrofitted with electro magnetic actuators so that they are electro-mechan-ically played as musical-machine-instruments.The collective…

— Prix Ars Electronica Archive

About Gordon Monahan

Gordon Monahan (CDN), born 1956, began performing in public as a member of various rock bands in Ottawa, Canada (1968-73). Since 1978 he has performed and exhibited at numerous performance spaces, galleries, and festivals.

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