Trimpin, half length portrait, bending over modified piano, 1993

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Other Minds Festivals ➔ Trimpin, half length portrait, bending over modified piano, looking forward, San Francisco CA, (1993)

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Origin
John Fago
Identifier
IM.OM.FP.0001.022
Dates
1993-11-01/1993-11-30 | created
Work Type
Photographic print
Image Class
Musical Instruments
Image Series
OM01: Fago B&W Prints
Description
Trimpin bends over to visually examine the interior of a piano that he was modifying so as to make it able to play compositions by Conlon Nancarrow. This photograph was taken prior to the 1st Other Minds Music Festival in Nov. 1993. Trimpin is a sculptor and composer who builds his own electronically controlled acoustic instruments, often using materials recycled from junkyards. A specialist in interfacing computers with traditional acoustic instruments, he has developed a myriad of methods for playing trombones, cymbals, pianos, and other instruments from a computer. He has also collaborated with Conlon Nancarrow, realizing that composer's piano roll compositions through various media.
Genres & Subjects
Portrait photographs--1990-2000
Men
Artists
Pianos
Mechanical musical instruments
Image Ownership
John Fago
Photo Credits
John Fago
Related Event
Other Minds Festival 1
Related place
San Francisco (Calif.) (was created at)
Related Entities
Fago, John
Trimpin, 1951-
Other Minds Festival