In this workshop, Liz Phillips will demonstrate the use of Mugic Sensors, developed by Mari Kimura, in combination with EmissionControl2—a software developed by Curtis Roads for sound synthesis and composition—exploring its potential for dynamic control and interaction in her new work.
📢 Getting Started with EmissionControl2 Software
🗓 DATE & TIME: Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 1 – 3 PM ET
📍 LOCATION: In person at Harvestworks studio- registration required
Liz Phillips adjusts a synthesizer outdoors in Spring.
For more than 35 years, New York–based artist Liz Phillips has been making interactive multimedia installations that combine audio and visual art forms with new technologies to create a fascinating interactive experience. Born in New Jersey in 1951, Phillips received a BA from Bennington College in 1973. In 1981, she co-founded Parabola Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by five media artists from varied disciplines—music, sculpture, film, and video—to provide funding for art-related projects.Phillips has created and exhibited interactive sound and multimedia installations at numerous art museums, alternative spaces, festivals, and public venues, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Spoleto Festival USA, the Walker Art Center, Ars Electronica, Jacob’s Pillow, the Kitchen, Creative Time, and the Capp Street Project, among others. She has also collaborated with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and her work has been presented by the Cleveland Orchestra, IBM Japan, and the World Financial Center.
Liz Phillips was recently honored with two prestigious awards: the Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) grant, which, for the first time in its history, has been awarded to sound artists as part of its 2024 grant cycle, and the United States Artists Fellowship, which recognizes her significant contributions to sound art and experimental media.
Recent Performance and Presentation at the e-flux in Brooklyn
Liz Phillips integrates nature and the environment into her work through interactive sound installations that respond to natural elements and ecological processes. She uses sensors to capture environmental data—such as wind, water movement, and plant activity—translating these subtle changes into dynamic sonic experiences. Her site-specific works often create a dialogue between technology and nature, amplifying hidden rhythms and energies present in landscapes, gardens, and urban spaces. By blending sound with environmental forces, Phillips fosters a heightened awareness of our surroundings, encouraging deeper engagement with the natural world through auditory perception.
Interface of EmissionControl2 Software, developed by Curtis Roads, designed for advanced granular synthesis and sound manipulation.
LINKS:
🌐 Website: Liz Phillips
🎥 Excerpts from The River Feeds Back and Inside the Watershed (2024) – Liz Phillips & Annea Lockwood: Watch on Vimeo
🔗 Relative Fields in a Garden+ (2019) – Liz Phillips & Heidi Howard: Watch on Vimeo
📰 Recent Interview with United States Artists: Read Here