Insight: UFO, flints & a library of sounds reminisce the wasteland in Afterness by Artangel
Orford Ness is a spit on the Suffolk coastland, a peninsula with a frail location designated as a Nature Reserve in 1972, and since then…
Digital Culture, H0 Institute, News
Online: ‘Transformation’ – OTHERWISE, the complex challenge of the environmental crises
OTHERWISE — Polymorphic Futures is a hybrid festival dedicated to the potential of artistic research to contribute to societal and ecological transformations. Over 8 months…
ISLAND PEOPLE, how »II« circles our gloomy moments of stillness
Despite the name, we can’t really say Island People are stuck in their haven. On the contrary, the modus operandi of the quartet (mastering engineer…
Online event: ‘Mutagenesis’ by OTHERWISE, exploring societal and ecological transformations
OTHERWISE 2021 is a collaborative platform that explores the potential of artistic research to contribute to societal and ecological transformations. Over 8 months artists, designers…
Digital Culture, H0 Institute, News
Online & offline festival: OTHERWISE 2021 — Polymorphic Futures
OTHERWISE 2021 takes as a starting point the concept of polymorphy as that which describes many forms and none at the same time. It explores…
INTERSPECIFICS, sound as the interface for the universe and inter-species communication
Interspecifics are a nomadic and independent research collective, founded in Mexico City in 2013, experimenting with the intersection between art and science. Deeply intertwined and…
MILEECE, translating plant signals into immersive soundscapes
English sound artist and environmental designer Mileece gives a voice to plants. Immersed in a musical environment from a young age —meeting Stevie Wonder in…
‘HERTZ AND HEALTH, when the world resonates and heals itself?’ by Silvia Iacovcich
We have certainly heard it many times, from our yoga teachers, our holistic doctors, and various unofficial and scientifically tenuous channels. But does music really…
Insight: Colette Aliman & Lauriane Heim’s ‘Soundscapes of Fear’
Evolving practices on sound art reveal a broader cultural awareness that sight does not exclusively govern our perception of reality. Emerging as an open-ended practice…
GUY ANDREWS, examining the concept of transformation into a sonic autobiographical anthology
London-based musician and producer Guy Andrews’ interest in making music dates back to his early 20’s when he was writing and producing ambient music using…
STUART FOWKES, capturing the world into an autonomous network of sounds
It’s natural for humans to use sound as a main form of connection – communicating involves employing complex linguistic and musical systems, a legacy of…
Sound commission: freq_wave – seven seas by TBA21-Academy
TBA21-Academy can’t stop surprising us with multidisciplinary projects and commissions. And for this one, they have as involved of the most renowned sound artists and…
MAX COOPER, the aesthetic meaning of physical laws
Studying sciences at school, it seemed like nature was something that could be mastered through knowledge. We could calculate the weight of a star, reverse…
HAROON MIRZA, playing with waveforms, light, and our conscious relationship to existence
Artist Haroon Mirza’s interest includes physics, shamanism, artificial intelligence and astrology. There are many things in between such as music and sound theory, art and…
Exhibition and Sound Installation: Soundmarks
Walking through Aldborough, a small peaceful village in North Yorkshire, one would never guess that it was once a site of a big and busy…
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MICHAEL BEGG, sounds of daily life that lurk just beneath the surface
Michael Begg is quick to cite his sources. Talking about the wells of inspiration for his work, he credits a stranger on a train,…
YANN NOVAK, ambiental explorations of sound and light
Listening to a Yann Novak composition is akin to sitting in Pacific Northwest rainfall. Whispers of field recordings and modular synthesizers gently percolate the atmosphere,…
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Festival: Fort Process 2018
Space and location is always a crucial player in sound art performances. And for Fort Process, a one day sound art festival is one of their…
RICHARD SKELTON, musical invocations of meditative landscapes
Nature’s cycles of life and decay are a fascinating subject. And interruptions in these processes are even more intriguing. At a young age, I…