Kerian Varaine
Artist/composer/performer/improvisor working out of Ōtepoti, Dunedin.
Kerian is a member of Rubbish Film Unit , an audio/visual duo with Chris Schmelz utilising analogue projectors and a variety of sound sources. He is a member of The Ladder is Part of the Pit, an improvised string/electronics quartet featuring Joanna Osbourne, William H. Meung and Motoko Kikkawa, as well as the all acoustic anarcho-folk ensemble Whiskey and the Wench.
At Pyramid Club Kerian Beep will present three new works:
Beep.js — A lockdown bubble based installation piece involving multiple audio and web capable devices. This has ported to the web from an older work Beep.sh. (2020)
Lorem Ipsum — A work for electronics and guitar exploring placeholders and their eventual recreation into their final product as a form of creative process. (2020)
hG&Pd — Hurdygurdy and pure data. The hurdy gurdy grinds its way into the 21st century premiered at the BIFEM 2019 programme (Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music).
Kerian's wide interests and involvement in the local art community have culminated in a body of work ranging from award winning theatre sound design, installation work, improvised performances and scored instrumental music performed throughout New Zealand and abroad. Kerian is currently working on multiple commissioned works for a range of chamber ensembles from New Zealand.
E N T
E N T is the solo project of Wellington artist Nathan Taare, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, producer and film maker who prefers to work in solitary confinement in the suburbs. Having travelled extensively, Nathan is now based in Upper Hutt, Aotearoa New Zealand, where his work in film can bleed into his music. Along with nature and the suburbs, themes of healing and identity can be found in his songs, permeating deep into his hypnotic, repetitive visions.
