An online artist talk with Victoria Shen. For the second event in the Spring 2021 Yale CCAM Sound Art Series we are excited to welcome Victoria Shen! Victoria Shen is an experimental music performer, sound artist, instrument-maker, and designer of electronic wearables based in San Francisco. Though analog synthesizers are the backbone of Shen’s music, while performing live, she plays self-made electronics, invented instruments, and acoustic objects such as a bullwhip. A tightrope walk between control and chance, the whiff of danger is never far during Shen’s performances. Her sound is dynamic with a sensitivity to texture and structure throughout. She will give a talk about her work, addressing such topics as the conceptual underpinnings of her sound practice, the relationship between art and technology, Modernism and sound, Signal vs. Noise and how the interface between the two can provide insights into the production of meaning. She will also discuss survey of different work she has made including installations, wearables, and her recorded output under her stage-name, Evicshen. This will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.
This online event broadcast via Zoom and is free and open to all upon registration. The CCAM Sound Art Series is Curated and Produced by Ross Wightman. CCAM Sound Art Logo Designed by Julia Schäfer and Jinu Hong. Cover photo by Arnaud Pagès.