Installation on the sidewalk!
Saturday, May 26
6 - 8:30 pm
Kabir Carter
Shared Frequencies
NOTES:
Shared Frequencies was presented at Diapason in February 2005, but was
originally realized as a public art project in 2002 (supported by a fellowship
from Media Alliance). Shared Frequencies is an ever changing sound installation
where I gather others' acoustic transmissions, environmental sounds, or
a combination of both for live or future modification and modulation with
an analog sound synthesis system. Initially, acoustic materials pulled
from Family Radio Service (FRS) channels were transduced and/or received
via two-way radios and immediately processed by a portable sound synthesis
"studio" that I set up at various sidewalk locations throughout New York
City. At present, the setup includes several radio scanners and a bank
of analog synthesizer modules. The primary method of signal modification
is routing received transmissions through Low Pass Filters (which are
in turn modulated by dynamically triggered and shaped LFO control signals,
among other things). The range of results includes timbrally varied sweeps
and bursts of pulses that are mixed in changing amounts with speech, noise,
tone sequences, and other sound events germane to General Mobile Radio
Service (GMRS), FRS, and related two-way transmissions. Usually, a minimum
of two speakers are used to project the sound, but at least three speakers
are preferred for longer term installations. The emphasis of the project
is on using real time sound events and live electronics to modify the
same.
BIO:
KABIR CARTER lives and works in New York City and is currently enrolled
in the MFA program at Bard College. Carter's work focuses on speech, urban
environmental sound, acoustic feedback, analog sound synthesis, transmissive
acoustics, specialized microphone technologies, and the presentation of
live electroacoustic work in public spaces. His compositions, performances,
and sound installations have been presented at PS122 Gallery, d.u.m.b.o.
arts center, and in public presentations throughout New York City. He
continues to realize Walking in the City, a net art project commissioned
by Miami based music festival Subtropics. Carter has received awards and
grants for his work from Media Alliance and Rhizome.org, and has also
been an artist-in-residence at Atlantic Center for the Arts and LMCC/Workspace:
120 Broadway. Upcoming activities include a guest composer residency as
part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Create @ iEAR program, and
a presentation of Shared Frequencies during this year's Subtropics festival.
For more information: http://www.kabircarter.com/
