Soundoffka Vol. 2

Opening reception Fri., Nov. 5, 6-11 p.m., free, through Nov. 19, VWVOFFKA, 2037 Frankford Ave., 802-730-3391.

by A.D. Amorosi

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Published: Nov 3, 2010

[ visual art ]

From what VWVOFFKA gallery's multimedia maven, Ben Contois, says about "Soundoffka Vol. 2," this exhibit of aural installations and experiments is half-mystery, half-algebra. "It will evolve throughout the night as the artists incorporate performances along with their installations, as the audience interacts with the installations, and as the sounds all blend together," he says of the eight-artist show. Take poet/filmmaker Bonnie MacAllister's piece with Brian McLendon, which fuses painting, film, sound and projection, all on the theme of anatomy: "It explores the mechanical and flesh through text, image and sound layered over miniature paintings of a body of work," she says — "[it's] the dissection of the interrelated parts of life forms and interaction of found structures in motion." The show's overarching theme, Contois says, is that sound is a viable art form. "Sound is ever-present, an easily dismissed part of our day-to-day life," he says. "Aural stimulation can be used to invoke ideas, thoughts, memories and feelings."

Opening reception Fri., Nov. 5, 6-11 p.m., free, through Nov. 19, VWVOFFKA, 2037 Frankford Ave., 802-730-3391.

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