Trasmissioni in radio a ogni ora del giorno e della notte, ininterrottamente, con programmi originali commissionati appositamente a più di duecento artisti in ogni parte del mondo e gli interventi di un incalcolabile numero di ospiti e partecipanti. Impresa difficile da concepire, e ancor più da sostenere, eppure questo fu Radio Art Zone l'anno scorso, cento giorni in streaming e in FM nel corso di tutta l'estate, dal 18 giugno al 25 settembre. A documentare quella straordinaria esperienza, oltre a un archivio permanente sul web, c'è ora un volume che ne raccoglie gli esiti e le intenzioni: lo pubblica la berlinese Hatje Cantz, curato da una delle responsabili del progetto, Sarah Washington. Tra i molti contributi scritti ci sono quelli di Ed Baxter, Caroline Kraabel, Felix Kubin, Liquid Penguin Ensemble, Heidi Neilson, Ralf Schreiber, Nichola Scrutton, Sisters Akousmatica e Daniel R. Wilson.
This book explores the central themes and techniques of artist-made radio, emerging from over 20 years of practice by a multitude of artists in the field. It brings to the page excerpts of long-form radio works from the world’s largest exhibition of radio art,
Radio Art Zone, a joint project by the artist duo Mobile Radio (Sarah Washington & Knut Aufermann) and the Luxembourg community station Radio ARA, which was broadcast for 100 days as part of the programme of the European Capital of Culture Esch2022. It was transmitted in the south of Luxembourg on 87.8 FM as well as streamed online, and relayed by a network of international partner radios, for a worldwide audience of more than 250,000 listeners. The
Radio Art Zone schedule consisted of two daily programmes: newly-commissioned 22-hour radio productions created by more than 200 international and local artists, and 2-hour live shows from kitchens in the community. Additionally
Radio Art Zone offered artist residencies, workshops, youth productions and interventions in public space, opening up participatory opportunities for residents and visitors to the Capital of Culture region.
Interspersed with newly commissioned works ranging from micro-essays and texts on radio form, practice and poetics, to radio plays and illustrations, the book is full of unique images which allow the imagination to expand outward into radio space.
Radio Art Zone performs an exquisite transformation from airwaves to paper, providing a treasury of ideas and reflections about radio as art.
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