2016

About:

Ordinary plastic objects transformed into extraordinary soundscapes.

A sonic journey into the world of plastic, featuring 11 exquisite musical compositions accompanied by evocative animations, that explore our complex relationship with plastics.

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Drawing on decades of sonic curiosity across the fields of classical, jazz and experimental music traditions, pianist Erik Griswold, violinist Anna McMichael, percussionist Vanessa Tomlinson and video artist Nick Roux join forces for the first time to ponder one of the most significant problems of our time - our complex relationship with plastics. 

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The music explores playful, intricate rhythmic patterns that mirror the structures of plastic molecules, evoking the feeling of both innovation and fragility. Some pieces express a nostalgic longing for a time when seas were cleaner, while others present a stark, reflective look at the friction between futuristic hopes for sustainability and the tough realities of our plastic-filled world. Each work is accompanied by evocative animations of breathing plastic bags, falling raindrops of plastic bottles, swaying colourful straws, and dancing gladwrap-encased rocks. 

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Peak Plastique is a “messy, beautiful intersection of art, technology, and nature." (Chain DLK), “a clever musical examination of the surprising sonic characteristics of plastic” (Percosi Musicali) and “exudes an incredible freshness, the joy of playing contemporary music with a freedom of tone and style that can only seduce.”(inactuelles)

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Interview: Limelight Magazine

Review: Inactuelles

Review: Percorsi Musicali

Review: Chain D.L.K.

​Listen: Unsounds