Leading experimental artists Gail Priest, Lauren Brincat and Alex Murray-Leslie all create work that sits at the forefront of sound, technology, experimental music and contemporary art. In a lively conversation facilitated by Clare Cooper (co-founder of the NOW now festival, Splinter Orchestra, Splitter Orchestra and Frontyard Projects), these Liveworks artists discuss their research interests and artistic practices, as well what it means to create collaborative work that spans sound, installation and performance.

Podcast music: Other Tempo by Lauren Brincat, recorded live for Liveworks 2019.
Image: Lauren Brincat. Photograph by Jessica Maurer/Artspace.

Liveworks 2019 - Reshaping Sound

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