![]() Eight wire-frame radio sculptures are arranged in a circle, empty except for their speakers. In Radio Silence, pauses are treated as paradoxical opportunities to probe the neighboring airwaves in search of an expanded form of conversation. ![]() Broadcasters often use digital time-compression to shorten their programming and leave more time for advertising. On commercial radio, moments of silence are minimized to avoid losing listeners. A pause in a radio broadcast offers different potentials: As radio listeners, we can’t respond but we might exercise our only form of interactivity: changing the station. Radio Silence explores the silent moments of talk-radio, combining eight AM broadcasts into a meta-conversation based on the negative spaces between words.Ī pause in conversation might indicate the end of a thought, or it might be an opportunity for reflection or response. His recent work has been focused on the 20th Century paradigm of broadcasting and its continued influence on contemporary digital and social networks. ![]() Through artwork, teaching, and free software creation, Zach Poff examines the opportunities and challenges that arise from the translation of human activity into information. ![]() Zach Poff will introduce Radio Silence and discuss his recent workĬoncerned with reconfiguring live broadcast feeds. Join us for an opening reception on Friday J6 p.m.-10 p.m. ![]()
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