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Janek Schaefer, Extended Play, 2007
Installation with nine customised record players, LP's, printed score, radio.
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Janek Schaefer, Phoenix and Phaedra,2009
Immersive concert for 9 portable radios, FM transmitter, Shruti box, surround PA
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Janek Schaefer, Freedom Of Speech, 2006
Typerwriter, Sound and Film
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Janek Schaefer, National Portrait,2009 [the last transmission]
Installation View
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Janek Schaefer, Recorded Delivery,1995
Sound activated tape recorder, Royal Mail bag, sound
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Janek Schaefer, Love Song, 2003/13
Wireless headphones, Helium heart balloons, sound
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Janek Schaefer, In the Last Hour, 2005
Immersive live composition
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Janek Schaefer, Skate, Ars Electronica, 2004
Live Performance
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Biography
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Janek Schaefer, born 1970 is a British artist who has made significant contributions to soundart as well as installation practice and live performance. He is the recipient of the Prix Ars Electronica 2004, the Pual Hamlyn Award and British Composer of the Year Award both in 2008.
His concerts and installations explore the spatial and architectural aspect that sound can evoke and the twisting of old and new technology. Multiple aspects of sound became his focus, resulting in many site-specific installations, sonic sculptures, exhibition & dance soundtracks, albums, and immersive performances, using his self built devices with manipulated foundsound collage, exploring new realms of sound, space, and place.
He has exhibited, and performed widely throughout Europe [Sonar, Tate Modern, ICA, Strasbourg Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art], USA/Canada, [Walker Art Center, Mutek, Princeton, XI], Japan, and Australia [Sydney Opera House]. His early concept piece ‘Recorded Delivery’ 1995, was made for Artangel’s ‘Self Storage’ exhibition featuring alongside works of Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson. He has appeared on stage with a/o. Charlemaigne Palestine and Philip Jeck.
He is a Research Fellow and Visiting Professor at Oxford Brookes Sonic Art Research Unit. His latest composition ‘ Lay-by-Lullaby’ is out Jan 2014.
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