In July 2004, Fitzroy café-goers came to Kent Street Café, 201 Smith Street, to contribute their wit and wisdom to Café Voyeur. Speaking in front of microphones hidden in vases, their witty repartee, idle gossip and intellectual discussions were taken to the City Frequencies studio and turned into a sound installation featuring the voices of Fitzroy café society in action. Café Voyeur was first presented in the 2004 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Now remixed and remastered for its new upstairs listening gallery environment, Café Voyeur returns to Kent Street in June 2005.

Café Voyeur is a sound project by City Frequencies, a collaboration between sound artists Matt Adair and Nick Wilson, producing sound art works from field recordings sourced from the metropolitan environment. Cafe Voyeur examines the café as a centre for social interaction in the modern city, using spoken language recorded in the café as its source material, exploring its sonic qualities and content through juxtaposition and manipulation..

Café Voyeur takes place at Kent Street, 201 Smith Street Fitzroy, on:
- Saturday, 18th of June, at 4pm and 8pm
- Sunday, 19th of June, at 4pm and 8pm
- Thursday, 23rd of June, at 8pm
- Friday, 24th of June, at 8pm
- Saturday, 25th of June, at 4pm and 8pm
- Sunday, 26th of June, at 4pm and 8pm

Presented, with the assistance of a City of Yarra Arts Development Grant
and Kent Street Café, 201 Smith St, Fitzroy.

PROGRESS REPORTS HERE

Audio tracks (mp3) available to download here

800x600 - Cafe Voyeur wallpaper (104kB)
1024x768 - Cafe Voyeur wallpaper (147kB)


For further information and interviews, contact:
Nicholas Bates
Master Management
0403 920 908
nichol.b@ihug.com.au

http://www.akm.net.au/cityfreqs/cv.htm
cityfreqs@akm.net.au