Texts on and by members of The ADA Network, including reviews, interviews and essays.
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Art, space and climate change: Janine Randerson
JANINE RANDERSON interviewed by ISAAC DAVISON, 2006
Janine Randerson discusses the way her work addresses intersections between space, science and art. Interview by Isaac Davison originally published on The Big Idea in 2006. -
Sound Stories: Phil Dadson
ESSAY by PHIL DADSON, 2006
Some years back, having written a few sound stories of my own, I began collecting anecdotes from sound artists and experimental instrument builders I met with whilst travelling in the USA. Each artist would be asked to tell a yarn about a sound experience imprinted on their memory that may have influenced the direction or path they were to take as artists. -
A/V Scenario: Alex Monteith
ESSAY by JAN BYRANT, 2006
AV Scenario is a distillation of all the possible trajectories of film analysis and observation into one, formulaic shot. -
Unusual Portraiture: Kentaro Yamada
REVIEW by JAENINE PARKINSON, 2006
Kentaro Yamada has created an unusual set of portraits. They are not unusual in their subject matter – depictions of his friends – nor in their style – a cool clean aesthetic reminiscent of a modern photo shoot. They are unusual because they listen to anyone who will talk to them. -
Sensorium: What Sound Does a Colour Make?
REVIEW by AARON KREISLER, 2006
When moving through the show, it becomes abundantly clear that some serious research and development has gone into the production of these mind-altering and sensory-overloading artworks – the nexus between art studio and science lab feels very close. -
Luke Duncalfe
INTERVIEW with AGRICOLA DE COLOGNE, 2006
Intermedia was a term coined in the days of Fluxus, and its meaning was essentially ambiguous. I enjoyed working in a department whose name defied meaning, while realising that it was creating meaning constantly in the activity of art-making.