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Radio Astronomy (2004) - r a d i o q u a l i a

Radio Astronomy (2004) - r a d i o q u a l i a

By Ceci Moss on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 at 12:15 pm.

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Statement: Radio Astronomy is an art and science project which broadcasts sounds intercepted from space live on the internet and on the airwaves. Listeners will hear the acoustic output of radio telescopes live. The content of the live transmission will depend on the objects being observed by partner telescopes. On any given occasion listeners may hear the planet Jupiter and its interaction with its moons, radiation from the Sun, activity from far-off pulsars or other astronomical phenomena.

3 Comments

Comment by Rodney Codd
November 20, 2008 5:50 pm
This Radio Astronomy exhibit puzzled me. Call me a pedant if you like - but there are no sounds in space due to the vacuum - so what sense does it make to say that we are being presented sounds from space? There are patterns of electrical discharge and radiation but it the artist/techniciam who decides what sounds they should be mapped onto and so determines the experience. We are by no means listening to anything natural.

I also found the experience to be quite depressing. Surely the universe cannot be *so* bland and boring?!

Rod
Comment by Pall Thayer
November 21, 2008 3:50 am
God forbid that any artist should ever inject any of their own creativity into their work. I mean, we ARE looking for the truth, right? We've had enough of these artist's lies; Sounds from space. Women with green noses. Upside down urinals. I mean, come on. How on earth are you supposed to pee into an UPSIDE DOWN urinal. I'm with you Rodney Codd. Stop this creative nonsense now. It's nothing but insanity.
 
 
Comment by Vijay Pattisapu
November 21, 2008 11:53 am
Netbehaviour had an interesting thread about this kind of thing starting around http://is.gd/8rC4 ...
 

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