Joel Cahen
Encyclopedia
Joel Cahen a London-based curator
, photographer, filmmaker and sound
artist.
Was born in Israel and came to the UK in the mid 1990s to study sound engineering. In the late 1990s he worked as a sound technician at a number of venues throughout London. Since 2001 he has worked as sound
designer and composer on a number of installations
, films, theatre
and dance
productions. He collaborated with video
artist Julian Ronnefeldt
and performance
artist
Lennie Lee
and with members of The Black Poodle at Tate Britain
in 2003 to considerable critical acclaim. As an experimental film maker, one of his films "Busbug" was awarded several awards including first prize at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
in 2005 as part of the annual Halloween Film festival as well as best short film at Shortcuts 2005 and has been shown at numerous film festivals throughout Europe.
He is a curator organising a series of experimental art
and music
events in London
since 2002 including 'Evil Art' at the 291 Gallery, and 'The Wormhole Saloon' at The Whitechapel Gallery
. With Wajid Yaseen he started Scrap Club in 2007, a public destructivist activity. In 2008 he created Wet Sounds, an underwater sound art gallery which tours swimming pools worldwide and which features live sound performances by the likes of Nurse With Wound
, Francisco Lopez
and Leafcutter john
among others. Joel regularly hosts a show on Resonance fm
in London called SoundSoup where he DJs mashup
s and abstract sound narratives.
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
, photographer, filmmaker and sound
Sound
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
artist.
Was born in Israel and came to the UK in the mid 1990s to study sound engineering. In the late 1990s he worked as a sound technician at a number of venues throughout London. Since 2001 he has worked as sound
Sound
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
designer and composer on a number of installations
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
, films, theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
productions. He collaborated with video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
artist Julian Ronnefeldt
Julian Ronnefeldt
Julian Ronnefeldt, born in Essen, Germany, artist, photographer, veejay. After working as an assistant for photographer' Iver Hansen, in 1990 he became involved in making visuals for concerts in and around Düsseldorf. He moved to London in 1993 where he made visuals for underground parties and...
and performance
Performance
A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Lennie Lee
Lennie Lee
Lennie Lee is a South African conceptual artist who lives and works in London.-Life and career:Lennie Lee is a British artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to the UK in 1960. He was educated at Dulwich college in London before winning a scholarship to study philosophy at Christ...
and with members of The Black Poodle at Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
in 2003 to considerable critical acclaim. As an experimental film maker, one of his films "Busbug" was awarded several awards including first prize at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
in 2005 as part of the annual Halloween Film festival as well as best short film at Shortcuts 2005 and has been shown at numerous film festivals throughout Europe.
He is a curator organising a series of experimental art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
events in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
since 2002 including 'Evil Art' at the 291 Gallery, and 'The Wormhole Saloon' at The Whitechapel Gallery
Whitechapel Gallery
The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, it was founded in 1901 as one of the first publicly-funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London, and it has a long...
. With Wajid Yaseen he started Scrap Club in 2007, a public destructivist activity. In 2008 he created Wet Sounds, an underwater sound art gallery which tours swimming pools worldwide and which features live sound performances by the likes of Nurse With Wound
Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
, Francisco Lopez
Francisco López
Francisco López or Francisco Lopez may refer to:*Francisco López 16th century, Spanish Renaissance painter*Francisco López , Spanish Renaissance painter*Francisco López Contreras , Guatemalan footballer...
and Leafcutter john
Leafcutter John
Leafcutter John is the recording name of John Burton, a UK-based musician and artist. He makes frequent use of Max/MSP in his compositions. Much of Burton's style is based in computer music and use of samples of everyday sounds. However, he also has roots as a folk musician, and this influence...
among others. Joel regularly hosts a show on Resonance fm
Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...
in London called SoundSoup where he DJs mashup
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...
s and abstract sound narratives.
External links
- Joel Cahen - main website
- Radio Show on Resonance FM London
- Wet Sounds - Underwater sound art gallery
- Scrap Club - public destructivist activity
- Whitechapel art gallery
- http://www.resonancefm.comResonance FMResonance FMResonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...
] - The Guardian article
- Node London
- Eventnet
- Busbug at the ICA
- Busbug
- Dance
- Curator
- Luna Nera
- Julian Ronnefeldt
- 7000 Dirhams
- Blog
- Goethe Institute
- Node. London
- 7000 Dirhams
- liste/2005-November/002107.html Whitechapel gallery