Electromagnetic Fields: Artistic Research and Radio Waves

CRiSAP Presents:

Electromagnetic Fields: Artistic Research and Radio Waves

Radio Symposium FM and online

3pm-11pm (GMT+1) Tuesday 9th June 2026

Please note: this event is in June not July as accidentally noted in some earlier comms

Curated by artist-researchers Hannah Kemp-Welch, Lia Mazzari and Anna Clock.

Anna Clock // Anna Friz // Angus Carlyle // Celeste Oram // Claire Williams // Emiddio Vasquez // Hannah Kemp-Welch // Kathy Hinde // Lia Mazzari // Sébastien Robert + Rob Stammes // Shortwave Collective // Soundcamp // more TBA

How might electromagnetic listening bring sound art, environmental research, and scientific sensing into closer relation? This symposium-on-the-radio brings together artists and researchers engaging with the electromagnetic spectrum as both material and site of inquiry.

Fifteen contributors present work exploring natural radio phenomena, electromagnetic listening practices and questions of spectrum access. The programme moves between artist talks, panel discussions, audio artworks and live performance. Across these presentations, artistic research offers forms of situated knowledge production, operating alongside and in dialogue with social, scientific and technological methodologies.

The symposium takes place on the radio as a live broadcast accessible via FM in specific locations and globally via a dedicated online ‘listening room’ with a text-chat function for listeners to interact with and contribute to the ongoing broadcast. Live captions can be enabled via Chrome’s accessibility settings. Listeners are invited to tune in and out across the afternoon and evening, encountering the programme as a distributed, time-based experience.

By reserving a ticket, you will receive all access details and joining instructions closer to the event date.

A ‘listening party’ for London-based listeners will take place outside Soundcamp’s WORK SHOP #1 (Loughborough Junction, London).

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This is a Creative Research in Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) event curated by artist-researchers Hannah Kemp-Welch, Lia Mazzari and Anna Clock. The symposium is hosted on the radio by artist cooperative Soundcamp and locally from their studio in London. The event is made possible by support from London College of Communication (LCC) Research and Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership.

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Filming and photography notice: Please note that filming and photography may be taking place at this event. Both bigger and smaller groups and individuals may be captured on camera. All imagery and footage may at some point be published on the College websites, social media channels, and in print.

Accessibility: This is an online listening event: live captions can be enabled via Chrome’s accessibility settings. London College of Communication strives to provide an inclusive and accessible environment for our students and visitors. If you have any specific access requirements for an event or exhibition, please contact us by email events@lcc.arts.ac.uk in advance of your visit so that we can make any necessary preparations or adjustments.

This livestream may potentially be hosted on Zoom: UAL's Virtual Event Privacy Notice sets out how your personal information will be collected and processed when you register and attend a UAL virtual event on Zoom:
arts.ac.uk/privacy-information/ual-virtual-event-privacy-notice

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