Urban Interference is a sound performance by Wouter Jaspers that emerges from the installation of the same name. Using four millimeter wave arrays, multiple receivers and radio frequencies, the artist transforms in real time the invisible signals that circulate through urban space — from WiFi and Bluetooth to airplane beacons, all reflected and reframed by the bodies of the audience. The result is a living composition that makes audible the web of interference between humans, nature, technology, and the city.
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Wouter Jaspers is a composer/performer and electro-acoustic sound artist exploring the narrative potential of sound through field recordings, radio experiments, analog noise, and immersive performance. His work transcends genre boundaries and moves fluidly between diverse musical scenes, from experimental noise to structured compositions. Active worldwide for over 20 years, he currently collaborates with many other artists including Frans de Waard (Ezdanitoff), Hainbach (Odd Narrative), Bendik Giske and Ensemble KNM Berlin. He was co-founder and chief designer of KOMA Elektronik, where he developed the Field Kit series – introducing many musicians to electro-acoustic music practice. His recent work focuses on research-driven sound projects, supported by grants and residencies across the Americas, East Asia, Europe and the SWANA region. In 2021, he launched Sonic Artefacts, producing custom microphones, sensors and instruments, and actively collaborates with the sound art association Sonoscopia in Porto, Portugal.
www.wouterjaspers.com
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