Interviews

JIAYU LIU, redefining the wilderness
Interview by Colter Ruland The wilderness has been the subject of human fascination across epochs, taking on various connotations and responses, ranging from a ‘counter-world’

RIEKO WHITFIELD, navigating the intersections & boundaries of music, mythology & diaspora
Interview by Alifiyah Imani Japanese-American Rieko Whitfield is a visual artist, musician, and self-described experimental pop witch. A recent artist-in-residence at the Tate and a

ANNIKA KAHRS, on the world of inaudible sounds, gravitational waves & the interplay science/music
Interview by Katažyna Jankovska How the sound forms our imagination of processes and places? In her artistic practice, Annika Kahrs explores sound as a form

ME LOST ME, Jayne Dent’s imaginative odyssey & virtual voyage bridges ancient & futuristic sounds
Interview by Daniela Silva In the heart of the digital age, where the boundaries between the real and the imaginary blur, the realm of folk

SAMUEL KERRIDGE, exploring, experimenting & constantly transforming to expand his sonic palettes
Interview by Olya Karlovich Managing Contort, releasing on Downwards, curating Berlin Atonal — with such a track record behind, Samuel Kerridge needs no introduction for

DMSTFCTN, offshore financing, machine learning & network effects to investigate contemporary environments
Interview by Christopher Michael dmstfctn (pronounced demystification) are a UK-based artist duo whose work investigates the complex systems which make up the contemporary world. To

KAY WATSON & EVA JÄGER, steering Serpentine’s ‘Arts Technologies’ programme
Interview by Lula Criado & Meritxell Rosell In the dynamic world of contemporary art, the fusion of creativity and technology ignites a canvas where boundaries

SUSAN DRONE, noise as the ultimate weapon
Interview by Belén Vera Despite beginning her artistic career as a visual artist, Susana López, AKA Susan Drone, decided to slide into sound creativity and

GUTO REQUENA, crafting emotional landscapes
Interview by Daniela Silva Guto Requena is an architect, designer, and thought leader whose work is a captivating blend of technology, emotion and design. Drawing

SØS GUNVER RYBERG, imagining a better, more connected future through sound
Interview by Olya Karlovich One can describe SØS Gunver Ryberg‘s music as tense, pulsating, and industrial. In the electronic scene, the artist became famous for

FILIP CUSTIC, reflecting the intersection of capitalism & technology on human existence
Interview by Charlie Clark Earlier this year, in Tokyo’s PARCO Museum, a slick display of technologically inspired installations, prints, and wearables took centre stage as

BEN SHIRKEN (Ex Wiish), getting lost in generatively-based soundscapes
Interview by Olya Karlovich Sound design, A/V performances, music production, label management, mixing — for interdisciplinary artist Ben Shirken, multitasking is an inseparable part of

YUEN HSIEH, navigating between the dynamic interplay of technology & artistic expression
Interview by Christopher Michael Yuen Hsieh is an artist who wishes to [usher] in a new era where imagination and technology coalesce in breathtaking harmony.

VIVIENNE GRIFFIN, on deconstructing traditional approaches to multimedia art
Interview by Christopher Michael Speaking on their extensive multimedia practice, Vivienne Griffin states anti-disciplinary approaches are urgent, especially when it comes to global problems. In

GRAND RIVER, materialising the complexity of intimacy through sound
Interview by Ana Prendes Aimée Portioli, aka Grand River, is a composer and sound designer whose experimental electronic music conjures up an atmospheric depth over

JENNIFER WALSHE & JON LEIDECKER, thoughts on collaboration
Interview by Estela Oliva Composer and performer Jennifer Walshe has been coined by the Irish Times as the ‘most original compositional voice to emerge from