Tympanic Tether
Curtis Tamm
Curtis Tamm is conducting audio visual field-work in geologically active parts of the world to reevaluate the relationship between culture and natural catastrophes. The project researches the experiential and technological origins of the siren as a warning device and will develop new methods to sonify natural catastrophes in real time.
From the blog: How to Make One's Self into a Siren: An Acoustemological Mix by Curtis Tamm—Part 1
LACMA’s Art + Technology Lab is pleased to present a special audio mix by 2017 LACMA Art + Technology Lab grant recipient Curtis Tamm...Far from typical sirens, the sounds in the mix aim to heal trauma. Instead of a shrill wail, think of resonating temple bells, the visceral bubbling of thermal mud pots, and the distant calls of wildlife across Yellowstone’s vast Central Plateau.
We sat down with Tamm to talk about his research and travels and learn why it may be worth rethinking the role of the aural warning siren in our lives today...
We sat down with Tamm to talk about his research and travels and learn why it may be worth rethinking the role of the aural warning siren in our lives today...
