Ars Electronica Festival · 2019
Muted Situation #22: Muted Tchaikovsky’s 5th
by Samson Young
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2019
“Muted Situation #22: Muted Tchaikovsky’s 5th” by Samson Young received an Award of Distinction in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2019. Explore 1 other work by Samson Young below.
The artist produced a video and 12-channel sound installation as part of his ongoing series *Muted Situations*, 2014–ongoing. The series foregrounds the masked moments that take place in our everyday sonic experiences. By consciously ‘muting’ the sonic foreground, the less-commonly noticed layers are revealed.
About Samson Young
Samson Young (HK). Multi-disciplinary artist, composer, Ph.D. in Music Composition (Princeton, 2013). In 2017 he represented Hong Kong in a solo project at the Hong Kong Pavilion of the 57th Venice Biennale.
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