# Quasi-Religious Performance Art Oliver Beer's 'The Resonance Project' is Moving By Tiana Reid | Published 2010-07-24 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oliver-beer References: [dazeddigital](http://www.dazeddigital.com/view/default.aspx?Category=22&ArticleID=8036&PageNum=1) & [web.me](http://web.me.com/oliverbeer/Oliver_Beer/Oliver_Beer_Artist.html) Oliver Beer, a recent graduate of BFA Ruskin, is an artist who delves into a many mediums inlcuding [sculpture, drawing, photography and video](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multimedia-art-installation). His latest work, 'The Resonance Project,' is a blend between the latter two mediums, mixed in with [performance art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feel-the-sound). The project juxtaposes a [male choir singing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundscape-1) 'Amen' in an industrial tunnel in Brighton, England, making for a stark contrast in the video footage. The featured video is a behind-the-scenes look into Oliver Beer as he makes the film in the Victorian sewer network. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Religious](https://www.trendhunter.com/religious) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Performance Art:** Explore the fusion of various art mediums to create innovative experiences for audiences. - **Industrial Architecture:** Utilize urban and industrial sites as unique backdrops for art installations and performances. - **Documentary Filmmaking:** Capture the creation process of artwork to offer audiences an insider's perspective and create new opportunities for storytelling. ### Where This Applies - **Fine Arts:** Incorporate experiential elements into traditional art forms to drive deeper audience connections. - **Architecture and Design:** Collaborate with artists to bring innovative art installations to unique architectural spaces. - **Media and Entertainment:** Explore new forms of storytelling and content creation through the intersection of various art forms and mediums. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wonderous Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/your-psychoacoustic-light-ensemble.md) - [Immersive Audio-Visual Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/180-the-strand.md) - [Urban Soundscape Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moment-installation.md) - [Stone Vaulting Glass Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/serpentine-bell.md) - [Ambient Atmospheric Music Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-stolper.md) - [Tubed Immersive Organ-Like Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organlike-installation.md) - [Neo-Brutalist Immersive Audio Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hifi-listening-room.md) - [Water-Covered Speaker Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shaped-by-water.md) - [Water Movement Sculptural Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inner-waves.md)