March 7, 2019, 9:30pm
Nina Katchadourian’s On-Hold Music Dance Party
Nina Katchadourian’s On-Hold Music Dance Party
Fridman Gallery
169 Bowery
Nina Katchadourian, Solar System,“ 2012, C-print, 24 x 19 inches
Nina Katchadourian’s On-Hold Music Dance Party
For several years, Katchadourian recorded the music she heard while placed on hold during phone calls. She then collaborated with two New York-based DJs, Julie Covello (Dj Shakey) and Gabriel Willow (DJ Stylus), to sample, chop, loop, and mix this music with other “phone matter,” such as dial tones and voice prompts, transforming our usual experience of on-hold music into something highly activated, energized, and physically engaging.
For several years, Katchadourian recorded the music she heard while placed on hold during phone calls. She then collaborated with two New York-based DJs, Julie Covello (Dj Shakey) and Gabriel Willow (DJ Stylus), to sample, chop, loop, and mix this music with other “phone matter,” such as dial tones and voice prompts, transforming our usual experience of on-hold music into something highly activated, energized, and physically engaging.