A brief introduction to the artists and their working methods:

We are collaborative artists based in Philadelphia who produce site-specific multimedia installations. Carolyn works in the visual realm creating all the sculptural objects in our pieces: she prepares the environment in which they are seen, and does all the lighting of the work. John composes the sound and video components, designs the interactive systems, gizmos and computer programming. Our installation work has the following features: a) We attempt to synthesize visual art and sound in equal partnership, to create a new hybrid form. Sound in our pieces is integral to the entire conception and experience; neither part is meant to stand alone— without the other the whole fails. b) We have evolved the strategies of time-based avant-garde performance by replacing the actor or musician with a viewer/listener. Our aim is to provide a setting for a nonverbal “theater” of the mind. c) We strive to make high technology invisible to the audience. While experimenting with interactivity, real-time non-repetitive composition, and sophisticated movement of sound, light and objects, we work to maintain the magic of the art experience. As the tools at our disposal expand to include ever newer media, we expect to innovate further, but always in the service of complex and poetic art. d) We bring theatrical and technological innovations to uncommon locations. Our installations have been created for empty storefronts, an abandoned prison, unrenovated loft space, an elevator shaft and even a shopping mall in Beijing, in addition to more traditional museum, gallery and stage settings. Because all elements of a piece are designed to interact with the architecture of its site, all of our works exist in one place for one time only. Carolyn Healy began exhibiting small, abstract sculptures made of found objects at the Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, in 1979. Since 1987 she has focused on installation work— in addition to joint multimedia projects with John Phillips she has produced site-specific pieces for gallery, museum and alternative environments. She has received numerous grants and fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and support from the Pollock-Krasner, Dietrich and Leeway Foundations. John Phillips is an intermedia artist. His work has included interactive sound installations both with Carolyn Healy and solo, audio-visual performances, audio tape pieces for dance and theater venues, international electronic art festivals and conferences, and on nationally broadcast New American Radio programs. His work has been supported by numerous commissions and grants including the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.