'Stranger' is a sound art project by UK-based artist, composer and musician Matthew Ward.

This collection was made over the course of a year made up of street recordings and interviews conducted around the UK and Europe.

The project synthesises a wide-range of fields including social documentary, musique concrète, street photography, genre painting, Dada, surveillance and audio description.

Stranger

Tea Time, Berlin

Sketches 20 (What Do We Want?)

Illative

Full Moon 1805

Closer

Apparition

Fleeting Meeting

Guestmix by Stranger broadcast on Radio Punctum from Prague on 25th April 2024: https://lahmacun.hu/shows/lahmaloudclouds/stranger_matthew_ward_sound_art

A broadcast exploring the work of sound artist Matthew Ward and the compositions that have inspired the project. 'Stranger' collages street recordings and interviews with chance encounters/fleeting meetings to create immersive soundscapes and audio essays.

Stranger Guestmix on Radio Punctum (Prague)

'Stranger' is a sound art project by UK-based artist, composer and musician Matthew Ward.

'Stranger' merges sound art, social documentary and compositions to create soundscapes and audio essays that reflect the world today and shape new realities. These pieces use interviews and street recordings that have been collected across the UK and Europe over the past two years with chance encounters.

The project synthesises a wide-range of fields including social documentary, musique concrète, street photography, genre art, Dada, surveillance and audio description.

The album 'Stranger' was released on 22nd March 2024.

No social media. 
Connect at: https://matthewward.neocities.org/
Or email: strangerart@proton.me

Stranger Guestmix on Radio Punctum (Prague)

Matthew Ward

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