'Radio is the theatre of the mind' (Steve Allen, American radio and television personality)

'Radio Random' , exhibited at 'Cageworks', a John Cage inspired exhibition held at Canberra Contemporary in 2022. Each radio was operated by a button, arranged as a keyboard. There was a performance. A score, determined by an algorithm, was projected on the wall indicating to the radio operators when and which radio to turn on. The performance was held on the day Queen Elizabeth II died which influenced the radio signals. 
Images from various radio installations: 'Soundcheck', ANCA Gallery' 2016; Radio CCAS, at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 2017; 'Untaming the urban', Australian National University 2017; Radio Prompt, Prompt pop-up Gallery,  Australian National University, 2018.
CATALOGUES:
https://issuu.com/ccas_canberra/docs/catalogue_-_cageworks
https://issuu.com/ccas_canberra/docs/2017_-_ex_machina_catalogue
This clip is from the video ‘Inside a radio’, which recounts thoughts and  images originating from a radio installation made at Canberra Community Art Space over six weeks in 2017. Consisting of grabs of radio broadcast and other forms of word and sound translations, it reflects on  the misreadings and confusions inherent in signal translation. You are always an antenna.
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