Chirp & Drift – ONLINE

https://www.ocmevents.org/whats-on/chirp-drift

Tune into an interactive digital experience of a flock of moving, glowing musical sculptures that perform a dusk-time chorus. The morse code chatter of these bird-like instruments will be generated from the bird-themed street names of Blackbird Leys, and real-time tweets from you, the viewing audience.

Gentle tones and harmonies are made by accordion reeds hidden within each ‘bird’. As they move, air is pressed through the reeds, reminding the listener of the delicate and fragile state of the environment and our own health.

Films of Chirp & Drift performing the bird names from Blackbird Leys can be enjoyed online for the duration of the festival. You can also interact live with the installation by tweeting a short poem about one of the featured birds. Chirp & Drift will play the musical video of your chosen bird, along with your tweet.