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John Wynne
On Something 1-31 May 2021 On Something is a project commissioned by MOCA London in 2021. It emerged incrementally as a series of Instagram videos produced through a month of studio experimentation exploring the interaction of sound, images, objects and words in a three dimensional physical space. At the beginning of May, the George Floyd murder trial was happening: the starting point for the first video was the justification given by Derek Chauvin for his use of excessive force, that Mr Floyd was “large” and that he appeared to be “on something”, and the sound is feedback produced with a loudhailer. The remainder of the twelve pieces developed in a progressive, aleatoric way, with loose formal and thematic threads running throughout. They all involve some sort of interactivity between sound and image, though the relationship is more direct and discernible in some cases than in others. I see the individual pieces as sketches for further installation and performance work, but also as miniatures that stand on their own as loops designed for online viewing. John Wynne’s work often originates from a focus on sound, and his diverse practice includes large-scale installations, delicate sculptural works, flying radios, photographs you can hear, and composed documentaries that negotiate the borders of documentation and abstraction. His monumental Installation for 300 speakers, Pianola and vacuum cleaner was the first piece of sound art in the Saatchi collection and the centrepiece of Newspeak, an exhibition that attracted over half a million visitors. Alongside his site-specific installation practice, he has made work with speakers of endangered indigenous languages in the Kalahari Desert and in Canada, with heart and lung transplant patients in the UK, and with young members of the LGBTQ+ community in Botswana. His installations have been shown internationally, including at the Art Gallery of Namibia, the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, the Surrey Art Gallery in Canada, and Gazelli Art House in London. He is Emeritus Professor of Sound Art at University of the Arts London and has a PhD from Goldsmiths College, University of London. @MOCALondon_WE www.sensitivebrigade.com/wynne @sensitive_brigade |
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