Archive for the ‘Art’ Category

The Tower of Babel

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Sound art is one of my obsessions and “Babel” by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles ranks among the best. It’s a 5 metre-high tower of nearly 700 radios, each one tuned to a different radio station.

Check this video to get a taste of it in action:

And more information about the artist is available in this interview.

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Bet you can’t make a record do this

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Check this praxinoscope and other analog zoetropic magic by London-based audiovisual duo Sculpture. Viddy well, my brothers and sisters, this is lo-fi music and animation at its most creative. Here’s the jump to their website.

Sculpture Reel 1 from Sculpture on Vimeo.

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