“The Sound Can Touch You Directly”: Christina Kubisch on Electronic Sound Art

In this episode from the mini-series focused on sound, media, and art, Caitlin Woolsey (Manton Postdoctoral Fellow in the Research and Academic Program at the Clark Art Institute) speaks with Christina Kubisch, a pioneer of sound art. Trained as a composer and flautist, since the 1970s Christina has worked with techniques like electromagnetic induction to realize her experiential installations. In this conversation, Christina describes growing up in postwar Germany, her formative training in music and painting, and her re-invention of technology within her artistic practice. She also reflects on how her experiences in the world of experimental music (among the likes of John Cage and Pauline Oliveros) have informed the sound works and “Electrical Walks” in cities around the world for which she is known today.