“Ali Momeni studied composition, improvisation and performance with computers at the UC Berkeley before spending three years collaborating with performers and researchers…”
See my profile on Liine at this link.
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“Smoke and Hot Air” on Meanderings
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“Smoke and hot air animates my response to the relentless threats against Iran by a myriad of more fortunate countries in recent years. ”
See more at Meanderings.
“Smoke and Hot Air” on mediamatic.net
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There is a good photograph of “Smoke and Hot Air” on mediamatic.net.
“Truce” on Artlyst
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“The Tragedy of the Commons” on Sculpturecenter
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“The Tragedy of the Commons is an installation piece created by artists Ali Momeni and Robin Meier, produced in collaboration with the Cleveland Botanical Garden. …”
Here is the Sculpturecenter’s announcement of “The Tragedy of the Commons” installation at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
“Human Use Of Human Beings” on Digitalarti
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Digitalarti News’s blog has a nice write-up of “Human Use of Human Beings“, including a photograph and a video .(in French)
“Serenity and Serendipity” in India, on Whatsupbharat
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The “Sound Reasons Festival” for Sound Art and Experimental electronic music took place in Delhi in November 2012 and included our work Serenity and Serendipity. There is more information about my project at Whatsupbharat.
The festival comprised of sound Installations, live music, sound performances and workshops.
“Animal Warmth” on Toistudio
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Announcement of my project – Animal Warmth (60S EDITION)- on Toistuido website.
“Ali Momeni, self described “builder, composer, and performer,” has been creating Animal Warmth, a serial artwork with arrangements of carbon filament light bulbs and computer generated sound, for several years. With only timed movements of light and sound emanating from the bulbs the artist transforms manufactured, non-living objects into lively, space animating, and audience pleasing beings. “
“Plis-Replis” on Archdaily
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“Taking place at the Vranken Pommery Monopole in Reims, France, La Fabrique Sonore combines ancient paper folding techniques with contemporary computer-aided-design and manufacturing processes…”
Read the full review and see more photos and diagrams on Archdaily.
“The Tragedy of the Commons” on Violaine Boutet De Monvel
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“The Tragedy of the Commons consists of a live experiment in the form of an installation, in which thousands of Atta ants – commonly known as leafcutter ants – create a choreography while reacting to certain flavors and smells expertly selected by Robin Meier and Ali Momeni with the help of the Laboratory of Comparative and Experimental Ethology of Paris 13 University.”
Read the full article on “The Tragedy of the Commons” here.
“The tragedy of the Commons” on Archeologue
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There is review on “The tragedy of the commons” on Archeologue. Including some photographs of the project.
“The Tragedy Of The Commons” on Palais de Tokyo
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Here is a video of Interview with Robin Meier & Ali Momeni about “The Tragedy Of The Commons” by Palais de Tokyo on 2011.
“Truce” on Slash-Paris
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“Both musical training, Robin Meier & Ali Momeni develop a complex practice where science mixes with a hybrid art form. In real ethologists, and in close collaboration with scientists and laboratories.”
Slash-Paris covered the “Truce”project here at their website.”
interview with Robin Meier about “Dynasty” on Paris-art
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“Combining science and technology theories, both artists-musicians, Robin Meier and Ali Momeni, reflect the behavior of living acoustic tracks. Their work gives a new freshness to the question often debated, the interaction between man and machine.”
Elisa Hervelin had an interview with Robin Meier and me, it is published here.
Ali Momeni and his Bicycle Fleet on Urban Projection
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“Ride along with Ali Momeni and his bicycle fleet of mobile video projectors that transform public spaces into eye-popping sound and light shows”
Check out an article and video on Urban Projection’s website.
“Minneapolis Art on Wheels” on walkerart
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“University of Minnesota professor Ali Momeni and his students are on their way to San Jose’s Zero1 Festival later this week with their mobile projection units. The mobile projection units are GRL-inspired work bikes equipped with a computer, projector, generator and all other necessary gear for outdoor projection mayhem, which will be used during The UnConvention…”
Read the full article by JUSTIN HEIDEMAN at this link.
Lecture at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on ARJ
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Here’s a video of a lecture by me (now at the Interdisciplinary Program for Collaborative Arts at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis), where I gave an overview of my work. Lots of interesting things!