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Radia is an international network of radio stations and initiatives with an interest in radio art. Their individual approach to radio art is expressed in weekly shows that are shared across the network.
The invitation by Kunstradio to produce a series of shows raised the question of a common denominator that could tie the pieces together. It was suggested to hold a production meeting for Radia artists to share the initial impulse for the creation of the shows.
As a location for this meeting we managed to secure one of the most imposing exhibition spaces in Europe, the Gasometer in Oberhausen. With a height of 117 metres and a diameter of 68 metres it boasts one of the most extreme acoustics of any public building, with ample of natural reverb and delay.
Eight artists from five countries spent two nights and one day in and around the giant steel cylinder and began to incubate their ideas which were subsequently finalised in their own studios. Radio art is, in this instance, a function of space.
With Paulo Raposo (Radio Zero, Lissabon), Verena Kuni (Radio X, Frankfurt), Barbara Kaiser (Radio Orange, Wien), Sarah Washington (Resonance FM, London), DinahBird (Paris), Jean-Philippe Renoult (Paris) and Knut Aufermann (Radia, Organisation).
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http://gasometer.de