Adventurous sound explorers will enjoy the 23rd annual Deep Wireless Festival of Radio and Transmission Art, currently underway at New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) in South River, Ontario. Events and exhibitions run until April 1, 2024.
Incorporating a series of events and workshops, including an interactive exhibition, hybrid concerts, online workshops, and more, the festival revolves around the theme Reimagine.
“For Deep Wireless 2024, artists have reimagined the electromagnetic sphere and have considered the sounds of transmission as a musical instrument: from converting solar data into images to uncovering the musical potential of the noise between stations,” comments Darren Copeland, Artistic Director, New Adventures in Sound Art in a statement.
Events & Exhibits
Helios: An Interactive Exhibit | Ongoing to April 1, 2024
Audiovisual artist Dan Tapper celebrates the maximum phases of the sun by gathering solar data available from space organizations, adding DIY devices to encode the information into lo-fi sound and images. On the way, it reveals the radio spectrum in the earth’s ionosphere. Audience members/participants will be able to create their own sounds and images using the devices. More info here.
Online Workshops by Dan Tapper | January 27 and February 17, 2024
Dan Tapper has developed his own software toolkits for artists looking to work with open source space data. It’s designed for various artistic media, and in the first workshop, Dan will show participants how to experiment by using astronomical data in art. In the second workshop, participants will get achance to create their own tools to use in revealing the sounds in our environment.
Radio Art on NAISA Radio
Radio art and experimental sound art broadcasts 24/7 on NAISA Radio online. You’ll hear a combination of radio documentaries, soundscapes, and podcasts produced by sound artists. More info here.
Deep Wireless Broadcasts
Deep Wireless 18 Compilation | Launching February 1, 2024
The Deep Wireless Festival results in a compilation CD. The 18th edition of the Deep Wireless Compilation features works by Bekah Simms, Keith de Mendonca, Cláudio de Pina, Martín Rodriguez, Kat Estacio, AJ Cornell and Rutmeat that respond to the festival’s themes. The compilation will be available online after February 1 on the NAISA Soundcloud Page.
- More information available [HERE].
Deep Wireless Hybrid Concerts
Hybrid concerts are available to experience in person or online.
Concert: Ghosts of the Ether | February 24, 2024
This concert features Radio Art works from the Deep Wireless 18 Compilation by Cláudio de Pina, Bekah Simms and Keith de Mendonca. Pulsars, numbered stations, cultural ghosts… expect sounds that come from the ether.
Concert: What is the signal? | March 9, 2024
Electronic sound meets electromagnetic energy in this concert of works from the Deep Wireless 18 Compilation by Martín Rodriguez, Kat Estacio, AJ Cornell and Rutmeat. Artists will be on hand for Q&A.
The Details
Where is the NAISA North Media Arts Centre, you ask?
- 313 Hwy 124, South River, ON
Other details:
Dates: January 14 to April 1, 2024
- Admission by Donation for in-person exhibition
- $12 admission for hybrid concerts
- $25 registration for workshops
- FREE for online album and NAISA Radio stream
Find more information about the Festival [HERE].
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