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Drop-in: After Mia Salsjö: A Score by Young People for the Len Lye Centre
10:30 - 2:30PM
Contribute to a uniquely collaborative visual response to Mia Salsjö's work for Direct Bodily Empathy-Sensing Sound. Watch the Learning Studio transform over the weekend with a growing body of work by young people for young people.
Performance: A Score for the Len Lye Centre by Mia Salsjö. Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Hamish McKeich
11:00 – 11:20 / 1:00 – 1:20 / 2:30 – 2:50
If the Len Lye Centre could sing, what would it sound like?
Experience the dynamic intersection of architecture, contemporary art, and sound, as Mia Salsjö's score comes to life with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. A homage to 20th century luminary Len Lye, A Score for the Len Lye Centre transposes the shimmering contours of Aotearoa’s most iconic architecturally designed art museum into a musical score on its 10th anniversary. The 2025 acquisitive Ramp Commission.
Tour: Len Lye Centre Architect's Tour with Andrew Patterson
11:30 - 12:00PM
Join architect Andrew Patterson for insights into the conceptual thinking and design processes that shaped the Len Lye Centre on its 10th anniversary.
In conversation: Curator Anna Briers with Artist Mia Salsjö
1:30 - 2:10PM
Can architecture be a musical score?
Join exhibition curator Anna Briers alongside artist Mia Salsjö as they unpack the creative process behind A Score for the Len Lye Centre, a major commission which transposes architectural plans and the legacy of Len Lye into 1000 graphic scores and a performance by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Panel Discussion: Making it Happen
3:00 - 4:00PM
Join an intimate and personal conversation about the role of private investment and collaboration in realising the ambitious vision of the Len Lye Centre.