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Amon Tobin celebrates release of new album ISAM with collaborative art installation
Amon Tobin has come together with highly respected Saatchi Collection artist Tessa Farmer on a revolutionary, collaborative installation called Control Over Nature, running now through until Sunday 5th June 2011. The installation combines Amon Tobinʼs sound design and elements of the new album ISAM, alongside Farmerʼs trademark sculptures, constructed from bits of organic material, such as roots, dead insects and bones.
To celebrate, Spotify users have the chance to win one of three copies of a limited edition artbook CD of ISAM,which features exclusive images shot by Pelle Crepin which are not available anywhere else. It includes in-depth interviews from both Amon Tobin and Tessa Farmer on the project.
To be in with a chance of winning, reply to this blog post answering the question: what is your favourite Tessa Farmer-created creature from the Amon Tobin ISAM artwork and why?
Check out the full artwork collection at www.amontobinisam.com.
10 responses to “Amon Tobin celebrates release of new album ISAM with collaborative art installation”
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It has to be the winged ant-cowboy thing with his herd of ant-cattle. I can hear the incessant scuttling of thousands of tiny ant hooves just by looking at that picture, and that kind of freaks me out. In the best possible way.
The wasps or the butterfly covers keep my creeps, but they're perfect in setting the mood. I'd choose the wasps nest!
It has to be the butterfly. It's vivid colors and widespread wings are beautiful - especially in the sunlight. It looks like it's bringing better times with her. The hair and the curly feelers make it seem old and wise. Having it being attacked by flying skeletons is just plain evil. Being old and wise doesn't really help in the situation it's in.
I have to say I love the little flying skeletons, especially in the pic where they're working on the dead bird. It's all about the circle of life, they're recycling the dead bird so that other creatures may live.
My favorite is the Fling Skeleton ( so much work must of went into creating them, they remind my of Warhammer models ( geek alert ) holding down the Bee or trying to mount it so it can fly around on it's back. It is like the Flying Skeleton's are the technology ( Nano Bots ) if you will bringing with them all the new sounds and the Bee represents the organic sounds in the music, still surviving despite technology trying to take over. Thats what makes ISAM work beautifully new and old sound side by side, ( the black and the white if you will). The art work and the music are one and i don't think they could be separated from one another.
The sculpture I prefer the most is the one where a winged creature catches a bee. The reporting technique used in this photograph adds an overall living side to the image, like a snapshot of real life. I imagine one of those creatures riding the back of the bee and flying away with it, attempting to train it, like an aerial rodeo. Once trained, the bee will help the creatures to fight against other tribes. Thank you Tessa Farmer for the work you did for Amon Tobin’s album. I'm in love with this album ♥ !!!!
Surely it has to be the skeleton that has managed to herd ants? Having tried it myself a few times, can testify that it is nigh on impossible. Although it has done wisely by choosing a much larger ant.
I prefer the (horned?) beetle carrying the spinal vertebrae. It parodies, elephants with handlers carrying trees - a real display of power and strength from the beetle, the intimate relationship with the handler but in a starship troopers kinda way.
Amazing album. The skeleton landing on the wasp is incredible.
Yup, skeleton on wasp. Though the skeletons on moth are a close second.