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  • Boars, lamp black, and the record of coming out: A duet

Kaasa, Adam, 2024, Show, Exhibition or Event, Boars, lamp black, and the record of coming out: A duet

Abstract or Description:

In 2008, a human voice is excised digitally from a line traced with boar hair, on a paper covered in lamp black soot. It is now argued to be the earliest human recording of voice, predating Edison’s familiar recording by some 20 years. In this performance, I examine the record, the act of recording, playback, and recollection through a duet with my mother. Together, in conversation and song, we question voice, body, carbon, mark, record and memory with respect to queer life.

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Queer Materialities Live!
The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, United Kingdom
14 Mar 2024
Mixed show
Subjects: Creative Arts and Design > W100 Fine Art
Creative Arts and Design > W300 Music
School or Centre: School of Arts & Humanities
Uncontrolled Keywords: Archives; Records; Voice; Duet; Coming Out
Date Deposited: 27 Mar 2025 14:16
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2025 14:16
URI: https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/6148
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