Ethan Rose

Movements

Movements, Portland-based artist Ethan Rose's latest sound installation, consists of over one hundred altered music boxes, carefully timed and methodically displayed across the gallery walls. The tinkering creates a sensation of a shifting texture, housed in a visually stimulating acoustic environment. Rose uniquely blends electronic devices with instruments of the past, including player pianos and carillons, creating sounds and compositions of new sonic possibility, rather than musical preservation. Antiquated acoustic instruments remain a consistent element to Rose's work, with the 1924 Wurlitzer organ housed at the Oaks Park Roller Rink providing the music for his most recent album, Oaks, released in January. Movements was originally commissioned by and presented at Ambach & Rice (WA).

Over the past ten years, Rose has released recordings, created sound installations, scored films, and performed internationally. He has worked with a number of artists and organizations including Gus Van Sant, Molo Design, and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. His work was recently featured in a project curated by Tilt Export at Gallery Homeland (OR). Upcoming exhibitions and projects include an original score for the feature film Nothing Personal and a collaborative installation with glass artist Andy Paiko at the Museum of Contemporary Craft. Rose was recently awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission.

Gallery Hours
Sept 04 - Sept 13 . Every Day, 12 - 6:30 pm
Sept 17 - Oct 18 . Thurs - Fri . 12 - 6:30 pm; Sat - Sun . 12 - 4 pm

www.ethanrosemusic.com