Born 1946 in New Zealand, Phil Dadson lives in Auckland. During 1965-71 the artist studied at Elam School of Fine Arts, gaining a Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons). In 1968/69 Dadson was a member of the foundation group for Scratch Orchestra, London, with Cornelius Cardew and Michael Parsons. In 1970 he founded the New Zealand Scratch Orchestra and later in 1974 the percussion group From Scratch. During 1971-76 Dadson was a moving image maker (film and video) and co-founded the journal 'Alternative Cinema'. Since 1977 he has been a lecturer at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, in time-based arts. Dadson is co-author of 'The From Scratch Rhythm Workbook ' (Heinemann, United States, 1995). The artist explains: '"Resonance 2" illicits memories and images triggered by experiences of sound. The sounds of the video, - 'song-stones', bellpoles, body percussion - are overlaid with stories, - sound memories from Dadson's past, - memories that resonate in the realm of shared experience'. (Extract from letter to Curator dated 5 Aug. 1996.) Using 'song-stones' articulated by the play of his hands with intervals of voice-over, this exquisite work evokes the sounds of a remote part of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Selected performances (and exhibitions) by the artist include 'Depth Soundings', sound performance at Artspace, Auckland, 1993; 'Work of Art', TV NZ, 1993; received Grand Prix, Cannes/Midem for film of 'Pacific 3,2,1,zero', 1994; 'An archaeology of stones', Concert FM and Artspace, Auckland, 1995; and 'Sound Culture '96', New Langton Arts, San Francisco, 1996. Note: A VHS tape of 'Resonance 2' is held in the QAG library for reference purposes.