Karl Lemieux: 'Quiet Zone'
Friday 27 February
15:00 - 15:30
Paradiso, Main Hall
Karl Lemieux
Karl Lemieux’ new film Quiet Zone (2015, 15’, 35mm) takes us into the world of people who suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity – a phenomenon whereby the fear of electricity and radiation takes over your life. These people have settled in West Virginia, US, around the Green Bank Observatory in the area known as the National Radio Quiet Zone. The sounds and images in Quiet Zone distort reality to sensitise us to the pain and distress of electro-sensitive people. Karl Lemieux screens his film – a hypnotic search for a radiation-free zone – and provides elucidation.
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Session 5: Noise in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Friday 27 February
14:00 - 15:30
Paradiso, Main Hall
Martin Howse & Emptyset & Karl Lemieux
The Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays, but is now also shrouded in all kinds of anthropogenic radiation. The electromagnetic footprint of human activity on Earth is enormous. All of this radiation is invisible and usually inaudible. More and more artists are beginning to explore various forms of radation in their work. The panel is moderated by Nik Gaffney.