Unlevel 2 (2009) 12 to 24 December Part of Art Metropole's GIFTS BY ARTISTS 2009 An edition of 8 levels made out of 2” painted wood balls with various numbers of bullseye levels. One of eight has one level, two of eight has two levels, etc. A bullseye level checks for level in all horizontal axes at once. http://www.artmetropole.com/

Photo by Annie Onyi Cheung			A Case for Sound (2009) 23 to 31 October Part of NITE RIDE The recording of “A Case for Sound” just recently took place in my studio. A big thanks goes to composer and recording genius John Abram for managing the process. And then there are the performers: Christof, Allison, Martin, Steven, Amber, Malcolm, Leslie, Monica. Visit Artengine’s site for a thorough overview of the project http://artengine.ca/

			Panel Discussion (2009-11) 21 November Part of ARTIST AS ENGINEER The Robert McLaughlin Gallery presents the exhibition: Samuel Roy-Bois: Polarizer from 21 November- 10 January 2010. To launch this exhibition the Robert McLaughlin Gallery hosted a symposium entitled Artist as Engineer. The symposium explored the role of the artist as an experiential engineer. The part which he or she plays in shaping the nature of contemporary art and exhibition experience is investigated by how the audience both engages and relates to the engineered environment. The event was moderated by Susan G. Cole, Senior Entertainment Editor for NOW Magazine. Guest speakers: Erin L. Webster, University of Toronto Scarborough. Artists Marla Hlady and Samuel Roy-Bois. Symposium was held on Saturday, 21 November at 1 P.M. at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.

			Playing Piano (2008-07) 16 September to 24 October Part of CAFKA'S VERACITY Installed at the Robert Langen Gallery, Wilfred Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario)

Photo by Terence Cooke			Sound Objects (2003-07) and The Only One My Arms Will Ever Hold (Blue Moon) In collaboration with John Abram 3 July to 15 August Part of ELECTRIC ECLECTICS 4TH EDITION Electric Eclectics is a festival of experimental music and sound art, operating in Meaford, Ontario, Canada since 2006. Sound Objects was on display at the Meaford Museum and Blue Moon was installed at the Funny Farm (site of Electric Eclectic) in a tractor trailor.

			Playing Piano (2007-08) 29 May - 5 July Part of RESOUNDING RESOUNDING presented works by five artists that explore unexpected ways of generating sound, either through the manipulation of musical instruments – both real and toy versions – or through the construction of musical objects. Through these works the artists examine ideas about intended and unintended ‘music’, harmony and disharmony and what happens when human control is partially relinquished in the pursuit of specific musical outcomes. RESOUNDING was curated by Dalhousie Art Gallery’s Sym Corrigan and Peter Dykhuis as part of Sound Bytes 2009: Halifax Art and Audio, a citywide festival taking place at local galleries and performance venues throughout May and June.

			Curtain Machine (2008-07) 26 July to 27 July Site work in Görlitzerstrasse 49, Berlin (Germany) “Curtain Machine” consisted of three mechanical curtains controlled by a machine operator, Canadian dancer/choreographer Shannon Cooney. Located out of sight, in front of Shannon, were three speed/direction dials, one for each curtain. Using a set of performance instructions, audio and visual cues were used to determine when, how fast and how much to move each curtain layer. At night with the scrim-like fabric lit from inside, the space was visible through the fabric but visual access to the outside was severely limited; the aural cues were therefore critical. As machines were activated however, external environmental sounds were drowned out by machine sounds. As well, because of the surrounding architecture, many of the sounds bounced wildly creating confusion as to their origin. What resulted was a kind of conundrum - a score that seemed simple enough to perform – stand still, listen and respond with a turn of a dial – became an arduous performance.