Timo Kahlen - Stranger to the Ears

Episode 1 of the Encounters with Incomprehension podcast, hosted by Justice Alexander Hager, titled "Timo Kahlen - Stranger to the Ears" was published on October 24, 2021 and runs 1 minutes.

October 24, 2021 ·1m · Encounters with Incomprehension

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Summary

Sound sculptor and media artist Timo Kahlen (* 1966) has been creating subtle, intriguing, eye- and ear-catching, temporary media sculptures and sound installations for more than 30 years. Presenting challenges to our imagination and perception, Kahlen has chosen to work with new, often unusual, transient and ‘immaterial‘ media: with wind and steam, with light and shade, with pixels and dust, with sound, vibration and noise. "It‘s a paradox. In the dirty twittering, gurgling, hissing, roaring, growling, whistling, thundering, humming, droning, grinding, snapping, rustling and crackling noises we discover unexpected beauty...”

Episode Description

Sound sculptor and media artist Timo Kahlen (* 1966)
has been creating subtle, intriguing, eye- and ear-catching,
temporary media sculptures and sound installations
for more than 30 years.

Presenting challenges to our imagination and perception,
Kahlen has chosen to work with new, often unusual,
transient and ‘immaterial‘ media: with wind and steam,
with light and shade, with pixels and dust, with sound,
vibration and noise.

"It‘s a paradox. In the dirty twittering,
gurgling, hissing, roaring, growling, whistling,
thundering, humming, droning, grinding,
snapping, rustling and crackling noises
we discover unexpected beauty...”