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Soundwave next : 2020
Soundwave NEXT is a partnership between Gray Area and Soundwave, two veteran San Francisco arts organizations to explore the future of sound.
Soundwave ((9)) :: TIME
Intergenerational histories, cultivation of safe spaces, migration and displacement and current political realities.
Soundwave ((8)) :: INFRASTRUCTURE
Not only the basics of a city, its joists and support beams, but more acutely the human and ecological frameworks affected by physical systems.
Soundwave ((7)) :: Architecture
Pushing the boundaries of our auditory perception of spaces, language, and music, challenging the way we understand our surroundings.
Soundwave ((6)) :: water
Investigating the ecologies, stories and properties of water through sound.
Soundwave ((5)) :: Humanities
Exploring our sonic connections to the human condition
Soundwave ((4)) :: GREEN SOUND
Exploring our sonic connections to the environment
Soundwave ((3)) :: MOVE SOUND
Exploring movement and sound
Soundwave ((2)) :: SURROUND SOUND
Exploring space, acoustics and the constructs of performance
Soundwave ((1)) :: FREE SOUND
Free your mind about what sound is and what it can be
PROJECT>SOUNDWAVE: AN EXPLORATION INTO THE NATURE OF SOUND
The album that started it all
Festival News
All Natural Technology by Tonya Warner, ArtSlant
“The exhibition strongly makes the case that man’s relationship to the natural world has shifted so thoroughly that the intervention of interactive technologies seems not only logical but the necessary way in which to engage an audience. The star of the show, however,...
Illuminated Forest by Jessica Wise
Academy of Art student, Jessica Wise, produces a wonderful video piece about the Illuminated Forest. Watch
Shrouds Illuminated, SF Bay Guardian
“I walked in and these great swaths of white tulle were draped, floor to ceiling in front of the entryway and all around the exhibit hall, separating each small nook from the next cranny, and providing screenage for video projections of forest color and form.” ...
Soundwave Fest on KUSF 90.3FM
Artistic Director Alan So and Technical Director Jorge Bachmann previews the Illuminated Forest on KUSF 90.3FM on Monday at 10:30am with DJ Jacob featuring tracks by Geraud Béc, Jim Haynes and Alyce Santoro. Listen
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