benjamin thorp
curriculum vitae
Education
2010 - M.F.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, Electronic Visualizations
2004 - B.F.A. Kansas City Art Institute, New Media Studies
Exhibitions
2010 - Sounds Like History
Permanent Sound Installation
Funded by The National Endowment for the Humanities
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum- Chicago IL
2010 - Black Box
Sound Sculpture: microphone, custom electronics, custom packaging, overnight delivery
Non-Cochlear Sound
Diapason Gallery- Chicago IL. Seth Kim-Cohen curator
2010 - City As Site
Temporary Public Sound Installations created in collaboration with Chicago Public Artists Group
Funded in part by National Endowment for the Arts
West Side Chicago, Little Village - Chicago IL
2010 - The Other Side Of Silence
Responsive 6 channel audio installation, custom hardware, Max/MSP
Sound and written material part community work as Artist-Teacher at the
Cambodian American Heritage Association
Gallery 400 Thesis Exhibition - Chicago IL
2010 - Free and Wholly Apart
Elevator Sound Installation
Gallery Aferro - Newark NJ. Adam Trowbridge curator
2008- Letter from Cezanne
Installation (large scale projection): experimental video and sound
(producer/video Andrea Flamini, sound design Benjamin Thorp)
Hong Kong City Hall, curated by Ip Yuk Yiu
2008- Notebook on Shadows and Stains, no.1
Experimental video and sound
(producer/video Andrea Flamini, sound design Benjamin Thorp)
"Here Come The Rolling Bones. Paradossi della Visione: Tra Etica e Tecniche"
Studio Matteo Boetti - Rome, Italy. Piero Pala e Benedetta di Loreto curators.
2008- Letter from Cezanne
Installation (large scale projection): experimental video and sound
(producer/video Andrea Flamini, sound design Benjamin Thorp)
Kathy Dowell Gallery - Kansas City, MO
2007- Notebook on Shadows and Stains, no.1
Experimental video and sound
(producer/video Andrea Flamini, sound design Benjamin Thorp)
Hong Kong Film Archive "Luminous Echo" screening program curated by Ip Yuk Yiu
at the Microwave International New Media Arts Festival
2006- Pro Life 2005
Responsive audio/video installation, found mattresses, custom software.
Stains, Fingerprints, Watermarks and Scars, (two-person exhibit with Brendan Meara)
Paragraph Gallery, curated by Hesse McGraw - Kansas City, MO
2005- Nature Study#2 (The Four Seasons)
Audio and video session recordings, created from custom software.
The Kansas City Flat Files - The H&R Block Art Space (Group Show) - Kansas City, MO
2005 - == Em de^ rękxistin +
Interactive sound installation. Custom software and hardware, collaboration with Bradon Webb.
Conditions of Sound - The Boley Building (Group Show) - Kansas City, MO
2005 – Gray Space .5 (for private space)
Limited Edition audio application for personal computers.
Custom software, computer generated sequences and sounds.
A senso~ publication.
2004 - Gray Space .2 (modified for store fronts)
Environmentally interactive sound installation.
Phantom Gallery in cooperation with C.A.D.R.E. (Group Show) - San Jose, CA
2004 – Gray Space .3 Subject to Change
Audio installation with ready-visuals.
The H&R Block Art Space (2004 B.F.A Group Show) - Kansas City, MO
2003 - Gray Space .4 (for art viewing)
Environmentally interactive sound and sculptural installation.
aAlice Gallery (Group Show) - Kansas City, MO
2003 - Anesthesia
Audio composition for video and installation, a collaborative work with Natalie S. Myers.
The H&R Block Art Space (2002 B.F.A Group Show) - Kansas City, MO
2001 - Moving
Solo exhibition of painting, photography and mixed media.
Sage Gallery (Solo Show), Park City Utah
Performances
2006- Union
Audio composition in 4.1.
Wedding Ceremony of Lynus Young and Julia Veering
Loose Mansion, Kansas City, MO.
2001- World_Mix_Nagoya by Tony Allard and Dwight Frizzell
Performed microphones for a live radio, Internet broadcast.
Technical Assistance.
ISEA in Nagoya, Japan
2001- World_Mix_L.A. by Tony Allard and Dwight Frizzell
Object and vocal performance for a live radio broadcast.
Technical Assistance.
The Santa Monica Museum of Art, in Los Angles CA.
Experience
2011 Spring - Instructor
Introduction to Sound Art,
Chicago State University- Chicago, IL
2011 Spring - Guest Instructor
Contemporary Practices 2
School of the Art Institute Chicago - Chicago, IL
2010 Fall - Instructor
Interactive Art and Creative Code,
Lectures: History of New Media (A Conceptual Lineage),Labs
Pure Data (Introduction to Graphical Programming Environments),
Arduino (Introductions to Physical Computing), Introduction to Basic Electronics.
School of the Art Institute Chicago - Chicago, IL
2010 Fall - Guest Instructor
Contemporary Practices 1
School of the Art Institute Chicago - Chicago, IL
2010 - Artist Teacher with Chicago Public Art Group - Summer Program
Little Village / North and South Lawndale Project
Funded in part by National Endowment for the Arts
Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago IL
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2010 - Teaching Artist weekend arts program
The Other Side of Silence: Contemporary Practices in Sound
Workshops: Field Recording, Sound Exercises, and Sound Mural
Cambodian American Heritage Association and Museum, Chicago IL
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2009 Fall - 2010 Spring - Instructor
Introduction to Responsive Arts AD 406,
Lectures: History of New Media (A Conceptual Lineage),Labs
History of New Media (A Conceptual Lineage),
Pure Data (Introduction to Graphical Programming Environments),
Arduino (Introductions to Physical Computing), Introduction to Basic Electronics.
University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
2008 - 2009 Graduate Assistant Web Designer/Designer
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Maintained website and media for the Museum, including:
banner design for web and print, label design for print.
Audio/Visual setups for conferences and programmed events.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago IL
2008 Fall - Teaching Assistant to New Media Artist Daniel Sauter
Sound and Image, AD 508 Graduate Seminar
Taught labs for interactive audio classes with Max/MSP/Jitter.
University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
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2008 - Graduate Assistant - Web Designer/Designer
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum with Studio/Lab - Immigrant City Chicago
Worked from Concept to Design a website to accompany An Immigrants Guide to Chicago,
a resource guide - book to be published 2010.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago IL
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2008 - Design Visualization Laboratory Workshop Series,
Workshop introducing audio and circuit integration with Max/MSP/Jitter
University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
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2007 - Graduate Assistant to New Media Artist Daniel Sauter
Web Development - UIC Art and Design Website
Web development using PHP and MySQL database.
University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
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2006 – Artist presentation
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
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2005 – 2006 - Guest artist Kansas City Art Institute- New Media Studies.
Artist presentation, guest critique and technical demonstrations.
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City MO
2004 – 2005- Artist assistant to New Media Artist Andrea Flamini.
Assisted with complex multimedia and multi-channel (linear and generative)
video/audio installations for gallery exhibitions.
Assisted with the authoring and publishing of multimedia projects.
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2004 - Assistant to Preparator, Martian Cail
Art installations and uninstalls, as well as multimedia set up and troubleshooting for exhibits.
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art- Kansas City, MO
Skills / Abilities
Computer
Technical Skills and Networking, Cross platform (Mac/Win) laptop/desktops and Multi-Media workstations,
setup and troubleshooting. General hardware (components, graphic cards, hard-drives, etc.)
software installation and troubleshooting. Custom configuration setups for video and audio editing workstations.
Extended knowledge of video/audio and multimedia software and hardware
Systems/Software - Digital/Analogue Production
System installs include a working knowledge with audio mixers, monitors, speakers, P.A. systems, digital video cameras
and digital projectors and cabling. DSP, data control, audio and video programming in the Max/MSP/Jitter environment,
Pure Data, Processing. Sound design in Pro Tools, Logic, Samplitude, Cubase, BIAS Peak, Abelton Live, Reason, analogue editing 1/4-inch tape.
Physical Computing - Microprocessors Arduino and Basic Stamp - scripting Digital video editing in Final Cut Pro DVD Studio Pro
analog editing with the Avid AB systems. Digital and analogue photographic printing.
Web Production
html, css, xhtml, Javascript, Dreamweaver, Flash, ActionScript, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator
