VIVO Media Arts Centre and the Community Radio Education Society (CRES) / Media Arts Committee (MAC) present
AMPHIBIAN: YU SU (Vol. 1)
AMPHIBIAN is a performance series organized by Events & Exhibitions at VIVO Media Arts Centre in collaboration with emerging artists and musicians experimenting with audio and sound. This will mark the very first event of the series.
In October 2018, Yu Su participated in a residency with MAC exploring alternative methods to mediated sound and audio through an interpretation on the theme of Climate Studies. This performance represents a continuation of the research taken on during the residency at MAC.
VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.
A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.
There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.
To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.
Kaifeng-born Yu Su comes from a classical piano background and works as a composer, DJ, and sound artist in Vancouver. She produces musical manipulation of dub appliqué, presenting an extensive study on acoustic electronica, cultural exchange, and an ongoing response to the history of “ambient music. Recent projects and installations have included performances at Vancouver Art Gallery, Western Front, Mutek Montreal (Société des Arts Technologiques), residency at Media Arts Committee (Co-op radio), fellowship at artist-run-centre 221A and quadraphonic concert at Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver.