StudioAudio

Twelve audio commissions made in response to events in 2020

Premiered on Resonance FM 104.4 FM on
21 and 22 October 2020
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AICA-UK in collaboration with PEER present STUDIOAUDIO, a series of new audio commissions by artists, made during this time of significant change in our daily lives.

Twelve artists were each invited to create a new sound work between three and eight minutes long. Encompassing scripted performances, music, poetry, sound-works and diaristic reflections, the artists have explored their relationship to the studio as a place of solitude and creativity. As the UK eases out of lockdown, the commissions respond to the new complex realities that the artists are currently navigating. The responses vary widely as some have embraced the time and space that lockdown has delivered, while others have been severely hit by its consequences including loss of exhibition opportunities and income. The project aims to provide a platform for new forms of work that engage with the format of radio and online distribution.

The audio works were premiered on Resonance FM on 21 and 22 October 2020 and repeated on 8 January.

Collectively, they stand as a record of an extraordinary historical moment and demonstrate how creativity can be a powerful form of resilience.