Saturday, March 27 @ 8pm
Livestream Link: https://livestream.com/accounts/15801205/events/9559428
(Note: If you miss the premiere you can still view the recorded concert at the livestream link.)
Featuring Zul Mahmod (Singapore) , Interspecifics (Mexico) and Carson Teal (Toronto)
Curatorial Statement:
Situated Sounds is a series of curated performances of sound art through an online platform that will present commissioned new work from a combination of established and emerging artists, both local and international, from various disciplines as they respond to themes in relation to sound.
Situated Sounds will take place as three performances throughout the 2020-2021 performance season. We are inviting artists to respond to the site and time specificity, based on the theme of the 2nd event: Science of Sound. The theme is an exploration of sound from a science-inspired perspective with a particular focus on experimental methods. We propose a convergence of both artistic and scientific disciplines, where their mutual interests may lead to novel trajectories.
BIOS
Zul Mahmod, Singapore
Zulkifle Mahmod (b. 1975) is one of Singapore’s leading sound artists. ZUL has been at the forefront of a generation of sound-media artists in Singapore’s contemporary art development – one of the genres of international contemporary art-making that has been garnering interest for its inter-disciplinary approach and experimental edge. ZUL represented Singapore with a Sound Art Performance at the Ogaki Biennale in 2006, and was Singapore’s first sound artist with a full-on sound sculpture at the Singapore Pavilion of the 52nd Venice Biennale 2007.
ZUL has cut a reputation for integrating 3-D forms with ‘sound constructions’ and ‘sound- scapes’, often crossing genres and collaborating with other artists. ZUL is also the designer for the first Singtel F1 Grand Prix Night Race trophy in Singapore. In early 2017, ZUL has been awarded the special inaugural honorary award, Soichiro Fukutake Prize by Benesse Holding Inc for his Singapore Biennale 2016 commissioned artwork. Henceforth, his artwork titled; SONICreflection is now acquired by Fukutake Foundation, part of Benesse Art Site Naoshima in Feb 2019.
ZUL has exhibited in Singapore, Thailand, Germany, Japan, Vietnam, Italy, Moscow, China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Norway and Finland. He was part of a creative talents traveling showcase in Beijing, London, New York and Singapore for Singapore Inside Out. His notable initiatives include an industrial-sound inspired soundtrack in conjunction with an Antoni Tapies exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum and winning Singapore Straits Time Life! Theatre Award 2010 for Best Sound Design (RPM by Kafai/Theatreworks).
www.zulmahmod.com
Interspecifics, Mexico
Interspecifics (MX, CL) is an Independent artistic research bureau founded in Mexico City in 2013. We have focused our research on the use of sound and A.I., to explore patterns emerging from biosignals and the morphology of different living organisms as a potential form of non-human communication. With this aim, we have developed a collection of experimental research and education tools we call Ontological Machines. Our work is deeply shaped by the Latin American context where precarity sparks creative action and ancient technologies meet cutting-edge forms of production. Our current lines of research are shifting towards exploring the hard problem of consciousness and the close relationship between mind and matter, where magic appears to be fundamental. Sound remains our interface to the universe. Members: Leslie García, Paloma López, Emmanuel Anguiano, Felipe Rebolledo.
http://interspecifics.cc
Carson Teal, Canada
Carson Teal is a Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist and an experimental producer represented by Pari Nadimi Gallery in Toronto, Canada. Teal is known for his eloquent use of visuals and audio, creating environments that transcend the confines of physical space. Teal’s practice involves structural installations that create immersive environments, with the use of integrated media elements such as sound, found and constructed objects, as well as light projection. Employing aspects of collage, amalgamation and assemblage, Teal invites the viewer to follow the path he has created between the different mediums within his work. The work creates a framework to examine the relationships between seemingly disjointed imagery, where the meaning of the work exists primarily in between them. The sonic elements become the driving emotional force behind the work, invisible to the eyes yet felt on a somatic level. Teal’s multi-disciplinary practice creates an opportunity to be fully present in the moment, where the memory of the piece or performance can be recalled with a myriad of senses.