Gold Cove ∈ RITUAL - Cluster Festival
Adrian cn Berry
Event Details:
Date: June 3rd - June 30th, 2022
Opening on June 3rd (5PM - 10PM)
Location: Poolside Gallery
Gallery by Appointment Only
Gold Cove ∈ RITUAL is presented by Cluster Festival and Video Pool Media Arts Centre.
Gold Cove ∈ RITUAL is a multi-channel video installation featuring the latest audio-visual collaboration between AI entity RITUAL & art-pop performer Gold Cove. Blurring the disciplinary lines between music video production, ethnofiction, and cinematic storytelling, Gold Cove ∈ RITUAL is a glimpse into the future of cultural work through the eyes of surveillance capitalism. From whimsical visions of AI fueled desire to technicolor, this project presents a vibrant collage-based animation and rhythmic visual poetry constructed from videos found from deep within the Internet.
About the Artist
Adrian cn Berry (they/them) is a mid-career musician and audio-visual technologist whose creative practice plays at the intersection of rock & roll, community building, and trauma-informed healing. They work across composition, music production, videography, and visual programming as an inquiry into surveillance, vulnerability, and identity in virtual/physical space. Following years of touring internationally as a saxophonist and vocalist in U.S. punk bands, Adrian relocated to Toronto to pursue their Master’s in Music Technology & Digital Media at the University of Toronto. To date, Adrian has performed over 350 shows with 22 bands in North America and Europe and has been featured in publications like The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Pitchfork, and VICE magazine. Adrian is known for their work in bands such as Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Gauche (Merge Records) and Downtown Boys (Sub Pop/Don Giovanni Records). Currently, Adrian is devoting their energy to their new Art-Pop solo project Gold Cove and exciting multimedia collaborations
