Eric Filion (NOKAMI)

Is an Canadian designer, technologist and artist in new media.

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eric filion nokami greyfield

eric filion nokami greyfield

eric filion nokami greyfield

Mutek 2013 A/Visions 3 : May 31, 2013

eric filion nokami greyfield

Mutek 2013 A/Visions 3 : May 31, 2013

Greyfields : wavefields

Greyfields : wavefields

‘greyfields’ is an ongoing audio-visual project investigating the psychogeography of commercial environments.

This latest iteration focuses on capturing - via specially-constructed induction microphones - the electro-magnetic spectra emitted by the informational, security, communication and power infrastructures which pervade the urban grid.

The visual aspect approaches the video image in its raw, base form - as a standing wave pattern of electrical energy, the transduction of light into electrical impulses being more akin to the electromagnetic apparatus of the microphone than the mechanical/chemical process of traditional film or photography.

‘greyfields/wavefields’ seeks to render that which is invisible, inaudible, hidden yet omnipresent, into something which can be contemplated. We are aware of these systems which infuse the physical structures of our metropolis, yet their ephemerality leads us to disregard the vastness, power (and related health implications) of their existence. They are, in many respects, a kind of urban ghost, clustering in and haunting our centres of financial and political dominance. As such, ‘greyfields/wavefields’ can be seen as a continuation/extension of the parapsychological investigations of EVP (’electronic voice phenomenon’ - the search for spirit communications via radio waves and the recording of silent spaces) - an investigation of what lies concealed in the ether.

Greyfields : wavefields

«Greyfields» est un projet audiovisuel en cours d'étude de la psychogéographie des environnements commerciaux.

Cette dernière itération se concentre sur la capture - via des microphones à induction spécialement construits - les spectres électromagnétiques émis par les infrastructures d'information, de sécurité, de communication et de puissance qui imprègnent le réseau urbain.

L'aspect visuel s'approche de l'image vidéo sous sa forme de base brute - en tant que motif d'onde stationnaire d'énergie électrique, la transduction de la lumière en impulsions électriques étant plus proche des appareils électromagnétiques du microphone que le processus mécanique / chimique du film traditionnel ou la photographie.

Les «champs-grenades / champs de vague» cherchent à rendre invisible ce qui est invisible, caché mais omniprésent, en quelque chose qui peut être envisagé. Nous sommes conscients de ces systèmes qui infusent les structures physiques de notre métropole, mais leur éloquence nous conduit à négliger l'immensité, le pouvoir (et les conséquences pour la santé) de leur existence. Ils sont, à bien des égards, une sorte de fantôme urbain, regroupant et hantant nos centres de dominance financière et politique. En tant que tel, les «champs gris» peuvent être considérés comme une continuation / extension des recherches parapsychologiques du EVP («phénomène de la voix électronique» - la recherche de communications spirituelles par ondes radio et l'enregistrement d'espaces silencieux) - une enquête sur ce qui se cache Caché dans l'éther.



Credit (music)

Michael Trommer is a Toronto based producer and sound artist; his experimental work has been focussed primarily on psychogeographical explorations via the use of field recordings.

He has released material on an unusually diverse roster of labels, both under his own name as well as ’sans soleil’. These include Transmat, Wave, Ultra-red, and/OAR, Audiobulb, Audio Gourmet, Gruenrekorder, Impulsive Habitat, Stasisfield, Serein, Flaming Pines, 3leaves and con-v.

Michael also creates gallery-based audio installation work; He has exhibited work at Australia’s ‘Liquid Architecture’, ‘from 0 to 1 and back again’ at Kunsthalle Schirn in Frankfurt, Cordoba, Spain’s art:tech and soundLAB in Köln. His music has also been included in Dodi Nash’s ‘Listening Shell’ installation, on permanent exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert museum.

He has performed extensively in North America, Europe and Asia,, including events with members of Berlin’s raster-noton collective, as well as the 2008 and 2013 editions of Mutek’s acclaimed a/visions series. He also regularly improvises with Toronto-based AI collective ‘i/o media’.

In 2011, Michael’s ‘ghostwood’ project was awarded a major audio arts grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Contact:
trommer@sympatico.ca

http://michaeltrommer.blogspot.com/
http://soundcloud.com/sans-soleil/
http://michaeltrommer.bandcamp.com/
http://www.mixcloud.com/sans_soleil/