20260214 - Anju Singh on Material Transmissions - Making Waves

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<p>Part of last month’s show included Anju Singh playing her interactive electromagnetic sound sculpture <em>Material Transmissions</em>. On today’s show we will talk to Anju Singh more about the sound sculpture and intersperse that conversation with more performances on it.&nbsp; Some of those are made by audience members who attended the exhibition opening back on January 8th.</p><p>Through the sound sculpture visitors explore the sounds of&nbsp;a sewing machine through electromagnetic pickups and contact mics. A set of four tactile transducers playback whispered vocals in the exhibition space that are emitted through a series of four suspended hand-made dresses. <em>Material Transmissions</em> is part of her <em><a href="https://www.anjusingh.com/works/mechanical-hymns/" target="_self">MECHANICAL HYMNS</a> </em>project, a series of works exploring the relationship between machines, industrial materials, and mechanical elements through sound, noise, and transmitted audio.&nbsp;</p><p>Anju Singh is a Vancouver media artist and noise musician. Along with industrial materials she uses space, volume and texture as the main tools in her sound palette. She pushes extreme dynamics and unconventional sonic applications to build installations and compositions for immersive sonic experiences.</p><p>To see the installation you can also experience this episode of Making Waves on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NAISAtube" target="_self">NAISATube</a> YouTube channel.</p><p><em>Making Waves</em> is a one hour program about radio art and sound art produced by New Adventures in Sound Art's Artistic Director Darren Copeland in South River, Ontario, Canada. The show features Canadian, US, and international artists creating sound-based media art. It focuses on the techniques, processes, and motivations of the artists it features as well as individuals supporting the field through dissemination and curatorial activities. The show is a snapshot of what is happening in sound-based media art in the here and now from a northern perspective. </p> <p><a href="https://naisa.ca/" target="_blank">https://naisa.ca/</a></p>