Ian William Craig: Twenty-One Blank Words

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Ian William Craig, "Twenty-One Blank Words," 2021

Ian William Craig: Twenty-One Blank Words

Ian William Craig modifies and manipulates vintage reel-to-reel tape decks, pushing these machines to their physical limits. Analogue tape becomes oversaturated with sound, creating unpredictable, beautiful distortion and noise. This is then contrasted with meticulously-crafted keyboards and intricately-harmonized vocals.

While in residence at Western Front, Craig has experimented with spatalising the outputs of four tape machines in the Grand Luxe Hall. After creating an initial sound world, the piece becomes self perpetuating: sound feedbacks from the speakers through microphones and again through the tape, generating new sounds that repeat the process. Visitors are invited to enter the space and experience this work in progress. This presentation is the first iteration of several developments of this project, which Craig will be involved with at Western Front.

Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, capacity is limited and reservations are required in advance of visiting. Face masks are mandatory, and we ask you to use the hand sanitiser provided on arrival and to maintain social distancing throughout your visit (2 metres distance from one another, except for household groups who can remain together). All audience members are asked to self-assess before visiting. If you are not feeling well, please do not attend. The windows in the Grand Luxe Hall will also be open, please dress accordingly.

Free to attend. Register for a 45-minute time window.