The rise of internet streaming, podcasts and online platforms has brought about a remarkable revival of artists’ interest in radio. With a symposium, masterclass and live radio performances, Radio Calling explored radio as an instrument, platform and medium for contemporary art.
Symposium – radio as a performance space
On the first day, a symposium focused on radio and the internet as immaterial performance space. What are the consequences of the medium for the production, the work and the experience of the artwork?
Curator Huib Haye van der Werf talked about the internet radio project 'De Stem van West', in which web radio functions as an archive for mapping local socio-cultural changes.
Artist Ernst Markus Stein introduced DIY Church, an open internet radio project designed as an online sculpture.
Philosopher Marc Schuilenburg gave a lecture on how sound materializes in space.
From London presented Jeremy Evans a radio adaptation of his performance 'The Hyperlogical Mythology of Things Tells Tales of our Ancestors', about the influence of the internet on the survival of myths and the way we tell stories.
Moderator was Catherine van Campen, programme maker for VPRO's De Avonden, among others.
Masterclass radio performance
On day two, Peter Fengler (performer and artistic director of The Player) create a masterclass radio performance.
Radio performances
On the last day, radio performances were recorded in TENT in the presence of a live audience, including: Jonas Lund, Koen Taselaar en Remco Torenbosch and a selection of proposals from an open call.
From London there was continuous Sarah Trippto listen to her radio work '24 Stops', which she made for City Beats Hospital Radio.
Jay Tan closed the programme with a radio performance from Camden Arts Centre.
Radio Residencies
Radio Calling also launched Radio Residencies, a collaboration between TENT and Camden Arts Centre in London for artists who wanted to produce a new performance work to explore the possibilities of live performance and radio broadcasting. London artist Jeremy Evans and Rotterdam artist Jay Tan were the first residents.