To hear on Sunday 19 and nd 26 November, 3 and 10 December 2017, 2pm - 9pm:
(2017, Premiere)
by Stefan Gec, Andrew Stones, Louise K Wilson
gecstoneswilson über 'State of Dread':
'State of Dread' is an audio work in two parts: an effect cycle and a spoken-word cycle.
The spoken-word cycle is edited from interviews carried out by all three artists with friends and acquaintances. In this part of the work, interview subjects are heard trying to describe a recurring and pervasive sensation that is sometimes associated with particular events in their lives, but which also arrives like an unwelcome familiar in the night, with no particular purpose, attached to no particular thought or idea.
These subjective struggles to come to terms with a collectively-acknowledged feeling are heard in the context of a continuous effect cycle. Here, from a constantly-murmuring undercurrent, a variety of audio events rise up and fall back, suggestive of barely-contained malignancy harboured within a constantly idling mechanism, such as a consciousness or an ecosystem.
Gec, Stones and Wilson are based in the UK, and have been working collaboratively since 2013. They each also have individual practices, together encompassing gallery and site-specific art, academic research, writing and music.
More information: www.gecstoneswilson.org
Andrew Stones was born in Sheffield, England. He has worked as an artist since 1984, exhibiting widely. His video, audio and mixed-media installations often explore the coexistence of artistic and scientific thinking, via the cultural manifestations of each broad field. His many awards and commissions include a NESTA Fellowship (2001-04) which enabled video shoots at major science establishments, including Arecibo Radio Observatory (Puerto Rico), and CERN (Switzerland/France). He holds a PhD (Slade School of Art/UCL 2011) and writes on subjects related to the core concerns of his work. His individual work is archived at www.andrewstones.com. His collaborative work with Frances Hegarty is at www.brighter.org/hegartystones.
Louise K. Wilson was born in Aldershot, England. She has worked as an artist since 1987. Her installations, live events, sound and video works often involve the participation of individuals from industry, museums, medicine and the scientific community. Recent exhibitions include ‘States of Mind: Tracing the edges of consciousness’ at the Wellcome Collection, London (2016), ‘Submerged: Silent Service’ (Ohrenoch, Berlin, 2015) and ‘Topophobia’ (Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London; Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool and Spacex Gallery, Exeter, 2012). She is a lecturer (Art and Design) at the University of Leeds and holds a PhD from the University of Derby. Her individual work is archived at www.lkwilson.org.
Stefan Gec was born in Huddersfield in 1958, his practice utilises carefully sourced materials from specific times and places, often referencing technologies both past and present to investigate ideas of transformation through re-positioning and context. Gec completed his post-graduate studies at the Slade School of Art, UCL, 1991-93 and was a recipient of the Hamlyn Award for visual arts in 1995. In 2003 he was shortlisted for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London. His work is in numerous collections both nationally and internationally. He is represented by Annely Juda Fine Art, London and exhibits widely both nationally and internationally. His individual work is archived at www.stefangec.com.
Audio Field Reports nos. 1-60 / Soundaktivismus 1-39: ohrenhoch Interviews seit Januar 2014 mit den einzelnen KünstlerInnen, Konzept und Design von Knut Remond. Limitierte Auflagen Audio-Kassette, je 8 Stück nummeriert. Erhältlich bei 'ohrenhoch, der Geräuschladen' (und zu hören auf Kopfhörer im ohrenhoch-Archiv).