Video Premiere: Soft as Snow’s ‘pierced.’ by Guynoid, an arresting aesthetic alchemy
Text by CLOT Magazine Soft as Snow‘s new single, pierced., from their intimate third full-length album Metal.wet (Beacon Sound, 2024) debuts with a visually arresting video crafted by Guynoid. Known for her fluid blend of beauty and the grotesque, the visual artist brings a fresh narrative to the duo’s haunting soundscape, capturing the essence of […]
JOSHUA ABRAMOVICH, on the interdisciplinary vision of fusing architecture, fashion & digital worlds
Interview by Daniela Silva In the dynamic and ever-evolving intersection of architecture, fashion, and digital art, Joshua Abramovich emerges as an emerging talent with a multifaceted approach. His work synthesises diverse creative disciplines, each informing and enriching the other. Abramovich’s introduction to the world of architecture began at the early age of 13 during a summer […]
Insight: ‘Stuff change’, synchronising our gut feelings through metabolic acoustics
Text by Ana Prendes Within our bodies, a vibrant ecosystem of microorganisms fuels the physical movements and chemical breakdowns that generate ever-evolving sonic signatures unique to each of us. Listening to these gut sounds attunes us to our intuitions. Often overlooked and stigmatised, the subtle, physical sensations guide our decision-making yet remain left to resonate […]
RAFAEL ANTON IRISARRI, shaping soundscapes of memory, identity & transformation
Interview by Meritxell Rosell Rafael Anton Irisarri has emerged as a leading figure in experimental and ambient music, crafting intricate sonic worlds where emotion and atmosphere converge. His work challenges listeners to engage deeply with sound, not just as an auditory experience but as a means of exploring memory, identity, and transformation. Layers of drones, […]
BLAKELEE PIERONI, crafting a digital future where art and activism converge
Interview by Kate Hoag Through traditional and digital art-making, multidisciplinary artist and curator Blakelee Pieroni invites viewers to ‘question their identity in relation to physicality.’ The New York-based multidisciplinary artist, with a background in dance media from Marymount Manhattan, uses choreography, painting and digital performance to examine gender equality, the roles of motherhood and contemporary […]
Insight: Hidden Edges question our sense of reality in a dematerialising world with ‘Chasing Waterfalls’
Text by Ed Harrington Hidden Edge‘s installation Chasing Waterfalls, winner of the Edigma Semibreve Award 2024, questions and explores the duality and hierarchy between our virtual and physical existence in the face of the fast dematerialisation of information and advancement of machine learning. Displaying a twisted screen structure that resembles a flowing yet suspended waterfall, […]
HSIN-CHIEN HUANG, exploring storytelling & the evolution of surveillance
Interview by Irem Erkin Taiwanese artist Hsin-Chien Huang, a visionary in interactive media and virtual reality, views storytelling as a powerful tool for reimagining life. His artistic practice has evolved from traditional storytelling to what he describes as “story-living,” where narratives are not merely told but fully experienced through immersive and interactive means. In his […]
Fierce Festival: celebrating Black, queer & marginalised bodies through contemporary dance & performance
Text by CLOT Magazine In a moment where we are teetering on the precipice—global violence, Birmingham’s effective bankruptcy, and the creeping financial precarity of our sector—this programme is a love letter to the act of making, witnessing, and gathering at the edges of contemporary performance. I love these artists, and they give us reason to […]
SEMIBREVE 2024: Highlights from the festival shaping how audiences experience digital art, co-production & sonic expression in Braga, Portugal
Text by CLOT Magazine SEMIBREVE, the Portuguese festival, is back from 24 to 27 this October for its 14th edition. Working with venues and open spaces in Braga, such as the UNESCO World Heritage site Bom Jesus, the grand Theatro Circo, contemporary art space gnration and Capela Imaculada chapel, throughout the last 13 editions, the […]
Event series: ‘National Grid’ sound installation by Disinformation Expanded_Music ‘Into the Depths’
Text by Joe Banks Pulsing sub-bass audio suggests associations with the most primal anthropomorphic element in music – the rhythms of the human heart, with foetal and infant hypnagogic sense memories, with seismic activity, the rumble of thunder (Jimi Hendrix claimed that his earliest childhood memory was of a thunderstorm) and even with war. Disinformation’s […]
Call for applications: MFA in Studio: Art and Technology / Sound Practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Text by CLOT Magazine The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is committed to embracing new technologies to expand the possibilities of existing artistic processes and engage with them critically. At SAIC, students have the unique opportunity to pioneer future-facing works in a dynamic learning environment. With a legacy of over 50 years […]
Meakusma Festival, a passionate ode to 20 years of outlander music
From the visceral heart of London’s punk, noise, experimental, and DIY scenes, a unique biannual event series has emerged with force this year. Just days away from its third iteration (and the second in London), Sunday School, conceived by Dom Stevenson (aka YAWS), is set to return on August 26th at the iconic New River Studios in North London. The lineup packs a fierce array of bands and live acts featuring heavy hitters like Russell Haswell and Autumns, among many others.
Unsound Kraków 2024: Highlights from the Noise edition
Text by CLOT Magazine Unsound Festival returns to Kraków from September 29 to October 6, 2024, embracing the bold and expansive theme of Noise. As always, Unsound challenges expectations, pushing the boundaries of what sound can be and how it intersects with life, politics, and technology. This year’s lineup explores noise in its various interpretations—musical, […]
XIAODONG MA, examinig poetic, vulnerable, & sustainable contemporary design narratives
Xiaodong Ma examines poetic, vulnerable, & sustainable contemporary narratives
Cluster Node x CLOT Magazine P0RTALS 03, ethereal avantgarde soundscapes, meditative exploration & futuristic mysticism
Text by CLOT Magazine Cluster Node and CLOT Magazine continue to delve into experimental sonic realms through their P0RTALS series. Following a successful launch in October 2023 and an even more successful second night in April 2024, the new portal will open on September 26th, 2024, at the Glove that Fits in East London from […]
Festival: L.E.V. Matadero 2024 — Experimental & electronic sound creations, digital art & extended realities in Madrid, Spain
Text by CLOT Magazine Since 2019, L.E.V., the International Festival of Audiovisual Creation of Gijon, has expanded to Matadero Madrid, an ample space in Madrid (Spain) for interdisciplinary creation that is the perfect location to host experimental and electronic sound creations, digital art, and extended realities. L.E.V. Matadero has completed a programme addressing contemporary electronic […]
FELIX BLUME, a journey through sound & space
Interview by Belen Vera Raya Felix Blume is a sound artist and engineer whose work blurs conventional boundaries, intertwining sound, space, and community into deeply immersive experiences. His journey began in the world of sound engineering for film, but it was his early fascination with music that drove him to explore the infinite possibilities of […]
Sunday School, a celebration of art, experimentation & pure devilish creativity
From the visceral heart of London’s punk, noise, experimental, and DIY scenes, a unique biannual event series has emerged with force this year. Just days away from its third iteration (and the second in London), Sunday School, conceived by Dom Stevenson (aka YAWS), is set to return on August 26th at the iconic New River Studios in North London. The lineup packs a fierce array of bands and live acts featuring heavy hitters like Russell Haswell and Autumns, among many others.
Continuation or rupture: Heather Dewey-Hagborg’s multimedia opera ‘Xeno in Vivo’
Throughout Xeno in Vivo, the scientists position CRISPR-enabled gene editing within this aeons-old history of selective breeding — the only mutation, they posit, is the speed at which evolution occurs.
DANIELLE BRATHWAITE-SHIRLEY, games, archives & narratives to reflect on our own individual & societal beliefs
Interview by Lyndsey Walsh Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley is not here to make art for passive consumption. Based and living in Berlin, Brathwaite-Shirley uses the audience as a primary medium of creative exploration, whereby entering the gallery, you become responsible for the way the work takes shape and envelopes everyone around you. While it is easy to […]