At extreme slow speeds the spin of a record player is reduced to a glacial crawl, the record to seismic rumbling. A beat may last a minute, the tiny slices of silence between, ambient voids.

The record player becomes an object of contemplation, a meditation on the passing of time, gathering dust, entropic.

The six hour duration of each record is reconstructed through time lapse into a film the length of the original duration, assembled in real time, projected onto the wall.

'Slowplayer' is part of three solo exhibitions by British artist Jem Finer, American artists Michael J Schumacher and Keiko Uenishi and is part of 'Six Sites for Sound', a project based around sound art and taking place in various contexts and venues throughout July 2005.

'Six Sites for Sound' also includes:

Tour and discussion led by Jem Finer
Meeting point at Alma Enterprises on 1 Vyner St, E2 Saturday 9 July 12.30pm

Slowplayer events
On Saturday 16th July (12-6pm): Jem Finer will be DJing a 6 hour set with his Slowplayer.

On Sunday 17th July (12-6pm): "Bring your own records" - Jem Finer invites you to DJ with records you want to play using the SLOWPLAYER turntable. The record player plays between 0.2 rpm and 3.333 rpm (revolution per minute).
Alma Enterprises, 1 Vyner Street E2 9DG
+44 (0)7913 653910

Late at Tate Britain
Featuring as part of Late at Tate live - performances by Jem Finer and Dawn Scarfe, Michael J. Schumacher, Keiko Uenishi, Brandon Labelle and Mathias Gmachl.
Friday 1 July 6 – 9.30pm / free event
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
+44 (0)20 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk

Resonance 104.4fm
Broadcasting 'Six Sites for Sound'
Tuesday 28 June & Thursday 7 July 7 – 8.30pm
www.resonancefm.com

Curated by Anna Colin and Tobi Maier
www.sixsitesforsound.net

Supported by:

In collaboration with:

a LAND production