The exhibition „Ear Appeal“ curated by Doreen Mende, and currently on show at the Kunsthalle Exnergasse in Vienna examines strategies for constructing capitalist societies through sound: Our sonic environment has a far more direct impact on daily actions than just suggestive image production. Soundscapes define economic, social, and cultural territories. In response to the question “How does sound influence our society?”, eleven artists deal in site-specific works with two issues: control and the production of space. An exhibition on the theme of sound in public and social space cannot take place solely indoors. Research, radio transmissions and institutional cooperations on-site expand the exhibition space of the Kunsthalle Exnergasse to the realm of the city, the source of the material being explored. In this sense, Kunstradio’s „Ear Appeal Special“, a series of broadcasts on Ö1is to be regarded as the extension of the exhibition space to the airwaves: In the following three programmes, Kunstradio will present radiophonic works by artists participating in the show made specifically for this context. „Ear Appeal“ is not a sound-art exhibition: instead, it approaches sound as conceptual and analytic material, examining the ways sound defines space and exerts control. Due to the fact that listening to Vienna in Vienna may seem somewhat redundant, the British artist Justin Bennett who lives in Den Haague has, instead, decided to present two radiophonic recordings from Barcelona: „Sundial Barcelona“ and „Cacerolada“. At the Kunsthalle Exnergasse, one can also hear his new work „Sundial Wien“. Related Links: |
A CASSETTE OF THIS PROGRAM CAN BE ORDERED FROM THE "ORF TONBANDDIENST"
Stills: Video DVD, 1:40 Min. Kanon, 2006 Kanonvon Annette Weisser
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SUNDIAL BARCELONA recorded 10.5.2003
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CACEROLADA recorded 19.3.2003
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