Frequencies - Hz Author:Nicolas Bourriaud, Will Bradley, Diedrich Diederichsen, Russell Haswell, Martin Pesch, Daniel Birnbaum, Knut Asdam, Mark Bain, Angela Bulloch, Farmersmanual, Tommi Gronlund, Ryoji Ikeda, Ann Lislegaard, Petteri Nisunen, Daniel Pflumm, Franz Pomassl, Ultra-red, Mika Vainio, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Carsten Nicolai, Max Hollein, Jesper N. Jørgensen Beyond the scope of the defining non-material characteristics of sound, sound becomes a formal material, a kind of audible sculpture accompanied by discourse on its constructive, societal, philosophical, and emotional aspects. At least, it does for the contemporary artists represented in Frequencies [HZ], each of whom works with sound within the... more » context of visual art--Angela Bulloch, Farmersmanual, Ryoji Ikeda, Daniel Pflumm, Ultra-red, Mika Vainio, and others. With an audio CD ingeniously integrated into the book's cover design, and reproductions of sculptural and visual art, as well as specific, often minimalistic installations and interventions which employ sound or electronic experiments with sound, Frequencies [HZ] explores how sound impacts upon the perception of architecture and otherwise influences the components of individual experience. Participating artists reflect on the institutional context and the situation that evolves between the work of art and the viewer.« less