BLIP – Zap!

The duo BLIP (Giorgos Stenos & Giorgos Stavridis) presents at KET the project Zap!.

Zap! is an attempt to display and materialise the invisible and inaudible fields of the electromagnetic spectrum. By using custom built induction coils, changes in the electromagnetic field can be translated into electric signals and thus into sound. This process uncovers a hidden hertzian landscape allowing us to discover the sonic world of electromagnetic fields, surrounding our every step. Listening to the shrieks and squeals of everyday electric and electronic devices (transformers, light bulbs & LEDs, phones, chargers, wifi routers, computers, etc.) not only makes us aware of our voiceless yet omnipresent electrical environment, but also intrigues us with the musical potential of this process. Approaching electronic devices and induction coils as musical instruments, the duo intends to expand its own musical vocabulary and challenge themselves by engaging with new ways of composing and improvising.

BLIP are Yorgos Stenos and Yorgos Stavridis. Together they explore the inherent sound potential of materials, objects and electronic circuits through making, on-site action and improvisation. Their communal musical practice focuses on gesture, texture, timbre and rhythm within a spatial, perceptual and physical approach, while addressing the relations between activities of listening, improvising and composing as inseparably connected and reciprocal. Τhey are members of the experimental group Trigger Happy, KeDiMouRa collective and Loskop.radio radio platform.

website: www.blip.boo

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more info about Zap!: www.blip.boo/projects/zap

* The performance uses strobe lighting.