by Nathan Ober | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog Colombia, Colombia, Nathan Ober
My time in Medellín, Colombia has been transformative to say the least. The people, art, communities, music, and dance — all surrounded by sweeping landscapes of green coalesced to create the vibrance that is Medellín. And in between the empty spaces of this city is...
by Nathan Ober | Jun 21, 2017 | Blog Colombia, Colombia, Nathan Ober
Opening night. The exhibition at Colombo Americano was a huge success! All of the teams came together to pull off an amazing show. In total, we had four groups who produced seven projects now on display in the gallery. The work ranged from video projection mapping,...
by Nathan Ober | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog Colombia, Colombia, Nathan Ober
The community project descriptions below were written by participants in American Arts Incubator — Colombia and focus on social inclusion and peace in the country. These projects were initiated during Nathan Ober’s Incubator workshop and will continue to develop...
by Nathan Ober | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog Colombia, Colombia, Nathan Ober
Last week, I took a small group on a field recording expedition. We hiked up a short mountain peak close to where I’ve been staying. As we traveled further up the side of the mountain, the city sounds began to dissipate and blur into a sea of fragmented voices...
by Nathan Ober | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog Colombia, Colombia, Nathan Ober
Wow, this exchange has gone fast! I can’t believe how quickly things have moved along. Below are videos from days three, four, and five of the workshop series. On day three, we worked on prototyping and idea conceptualizations while day four was focused on...
by Nathan Ober | May 19, 2017 | Blog Colombia, Colombia, Nathan Ober
Working with audio electronics. Photo: Nathan Ober Custom contact mic. Photo: Nathan Ober We’ve just wrapped up days 1 and 2 of the workshop series! This group is eager to learn and I can’t wait to see what they create together in following weeks. Here are two...
