Virtual French Connection at PW1 for MONA FOMA
Friday, 13 January 2012
(image courtesy of The Mercury)
We are very pleased to be supporting the virtual artist performance of Pierre Henry for MONA FOMA. Approached by MOFO organisers, Wireless Tasmania and our partner ISP TasmaNet had no hesitation in working with MOFO organisers in Melbourne and Paris to support the concert, given Pierre Henry could not physically travel to Hobart.
TasmaNet wil be be supplying the external bandwidth for the performace into Hobart, then relaying it via the Hobart Wireless Waterfront network into Princes Wharf No 1. It will be a complex setup, given the use of video and audio compression on such a large scale. The excellent article by Rebecca Fitzgibbon from The Mercury gives an insight into what's involved for the performance on Sunday and the the potential future opportunities surroundiong virtual performances.
