Participatory Sound Project and Multichannel Audio Installation, 2023
Instruction of “Soundscapes of Broadcasting”
Project Description
‘Radio is one-sided when it should be two-. It is purely an apparatus for distribution, for mere sharing out. ’
– Bertolt Brecht “The Radio as an Apparatus of Communication”
Soundscapes of Broadcasting reimagines radio as a participatory art form, capturing the transient nature of radio waves as layered auditory narratives. It invites participants to engage actively by scanning and recording AM/FM broadcasts, uncovering fragments of news, music, dialogue, and ambient sounds. Through this, listeners shape personal soundscapes that emerge from the interplay of radio signals and the immediacy of each moment.
The project emphasizes radio’s qualities of being tied to both place and time, where broadcasts create shifting soundscapes that reflect the daily pulse of society. This aligns with Henri Lefebvre’s concept of rhythmanalysis, in which media patterns subtly reflect and influence cultural dynamics. Each broadcast, anchored in a specific moment, reveals underlying rhythms and societal context that extend beyond its audible content.
The project also unveils the invisible nature of communication, transforming frequency tuning into a tactile experience of the unseen. The ephemeral, site-specific qualities of radio broadcasting encourage participants to engage with the invisible signals, making the intangible landscape of radio waves perceptible.
水谷藝術 Waley Art, Taipei, Taiwan 2024
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- 以智慧型手機接收廣播訊號
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- SDR on smartphone
At Waley Art, an edited four-channel composition from various regional recordings plays on-site, creating a ‘pirate’ FM broadcast intermingles with ambient noise. Radios placed on each floor capture this evolving soundscape, with the signal strength affected by spatial barriers and interference, blending recorded and live sounds that shift with the listener’s movement.
In an age of instant connectivity, Soundscapes of Broadcasting invites a slower, analog engagement with radio’s one-way transmission, fostering a sense of presence within an invisible yet pervasive electromagnetic wave.
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2023 Put ’em in a Box, Sonic Sensory Lab, Taipei, Taiwan