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George Chua

1980.

About Me

THERE WILL BE NO MORE UPDATES FROM ME.LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. WHILE SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON THE COMPUTER MANAGING AND UPDATING ALL THESE NETWORKING DEVICES AFTER A WHILE IS NOT. I REALISE THESE TOOLS AREN"T THE BEST WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH. ALL THESE MYSPACE FRIENDSTER FACEBOOK AND THEIR LIKES WILL BE BUSY COMPETING FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO WIN YOU OVER. THERE IS ALREADY EMAIL AND HANDPHONE AND BLOGS WHICH IS MORE THEN SUFFICIENT TO EAT UP OUR TIME.THAT EXPLAINS WHY I HAVEN"T BEEN UPDATING OR USING THIS.I HAVE DECIDED REAL PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT. THESE SUPERFICIAL CONNECTION IS SOULESS. AFTER A WHILE IT GETS REAL ABSURD. THEY WILL BE INVENTING MORE NEW TOOLS FOR US TO BE BUSY WITH. SOME OF THE OLD ONES I AM READY TO FORSAKE. THE REST USE WITH WISDOM AND BE CRUEL TO DISCARD THEM IF ONE MUST FOR THE SAKE OF PROTECTING OUR FAIRSHARE OF TIME WHICH MEDIA TRY TO EAT UP.IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND.I AM ENJOYING MY LIFE EVEN MORE. LISTENING TO MORE MUSIC, GIVING IT QUALITY ATTENTION INSTEAD OF JUST PLAYING IT IN THE BACKGROUND. HAVING MORE TIME TO COMTEMPLATE. DOING WORK THAT IS MORE SATISFYING AND GIVING MORE TIME TO REAL PEOPLE. YOU CAN STILL READ MY BLOG WHICH WILL BE UPDATED FOM TIME TO TIME INDEFINITELY.OR BETTER STILL, GIVE ME A CALL AND LET"S MEET UP SOMETIME.16th OCT 2007George Chua is an artist whose work may adopt the form of a performance, installation, or sound recording. His work involves a keen interest in the interdisciplinary nature of sound art and its extensive relationships with memory, invisibility, the body, theatre and cinema. George has been an associate artist with The Substation Arts Centre since 2002. He continues to present ongoing interdisciplinary work under Genealogy .George uses a laptop computer as his primary music instrument. He performs his solo work and group improvisations regularly in art spaces, theatres and clubs both local and foreign. As a sound designer and composer for theatre and film, he was awarded “An Honorable Mention for Special Achievement in Music by The Strait Times 4th Life! Theatre awards.George's most recent work includes laptop performance for onedotzero festival and installation work for the Singapore Biennale. Visit George's Livejournal: I, george chua+++I appreciate your friendship, comments and photos but please do not use the comments page as a free advertising space.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/09/2006
Band Website: www.georgechua.com
Band Members:
Influences: These items were found in the wooden chest of Uncle Song after his disappearance 1. leather bound photo album full of children photos. 2. a videotape of wedding footages made in the sixties 3. a small catapult 4. a tooth in a small bottle 5. a chinese gong 6. ukrainian wooden egg 7. a silver wine glass engraved with a cross and the words, a drink to farewell never. 8. painting of a dead horse 9. metal rattle shaped like a fish 10. a kaleidoscope 11. a leather bound journal 12. a children pop-up book by edward gorey
Sounds Like:
Record Label: no winter
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

1980

That year I turned 7 and begin to taste melancholy. Much changes took place. I remember a sound that is like distant thunder.1980 is the first of a series of work I am working on titled after a partic...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:17:00 GMT

"Evidence of Things Not Seen" Available for download.

"Evidence of Things Not Seen"Tracks had been taken off the music machine but now the entire album can be downloaded at this link:http://www.nowinter.net/eotu/Enjoy.
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:59:00 GMT

S I L E N T A G R E E M E N T

S I L E N T A G R E E M E N T+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++19th Oct 2006, Thursday, 8pmThe Guinness Theatre The Substation45 Armenian Street+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Silent Agreement is a solo con...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:37:00 GMT