Transmission Artist
SCANNER
ScannerBritish artist Robin Rimbaudtraverses the experimental terrain between sound, space, image and form, creating absorbing, multi-layered sound pieces that twist technology in unconventional ways. From his early controversial work using found mobile phone conversations, through to his focus on trawling the hidden noise of the modern metropolis as the symbol of the place where hidden meanings and missed contacts emerge, his restless explorations of the experimental terrain have led to an exhaustive list of international performances and exhibitions.
Scanner has collaborated with artists from every imaginable genre: musicians Bryan Ferry, Radiohead and Laurie Anderson, The Royal Ballet and Merce Cunningham and Random Dance companies, composers Michael Nyman and Luc Ferrari, and artists Mike Kelley, Derek Jarman, and Douglas Gordon.
In 2004 his Sound Surface work was the first ever Tate Modern sound-art commission and he is currently producing Night Haunts for Artangel for 2006-2007, whilst sound-designing a new car horn for the U.S. He has performed and created works in many of the worlds most prestigious spaces including SFMOMA U.S., Hayward Gallery London, Pompidou Centre Paris, Kunsthalle Vienna, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, Tate Modern London, and the Royal Opera House London. His work has been presented throughout the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
LINKS
Works
- Radio Action III (AD034) (Dispatch Series Release) free103point9 Transmission Artists, 2008
- Crossed Circuits (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2005
- Tune(In))) The Kitchen (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2005
- Scape 2 (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2004
- Electropollution (Radio/Sound Work) March 1, 2003
- Tune (In))) Catalogue (Dispatch Series Release) Various Artists, 2003
Exhibitions & Events
- Radia_184_Radio Action III, Oct. 9, 2008: 2 p.m. (Curated by free103point9)
- Radio Action III: Online Radio Program, June 18, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 (Curated by free103point9 in collaboration with Barbara Held)
- Atmospheres, Oct. 21, 2007 – Oct. 26, 2007
- Scanner + David Rothenberg, Feb. 27, 2007: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Art + Communication: Waves, Aug. 24, 2006 – Aug. 26, 2006
- Spectral Garden, July 29, 2006: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Scanner/Evidence + Diana Slattery, July 27, 2006: 8 p.m.
- Fontana Mix, May 28, 2006: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Mobile, April 27, 2006: 1 p.m. – May 27, 2006: 6 p.m.
- Move3: Under the Influence, May 19, 2006: 8 p.m. – May 20, 2006: 11 p.m.
- free103point9 @ Observatori Festival, May 5, 2006 – May 7, 2006
- Royal Wedding, April 1, 2006: 1 p.m. – April 30, 2006: 6 p.m.
- What Sound Does a Color Make? Baltimore, Jan. 27, 2006: 1 p.m. – April 7, 2006: 6 p.m.
- ScopeOnAir, March 10, 2006 – March 13, 2006
- free103point9 @ Spark, Feb. 22, 2006: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Making Music featuring Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner), Feb. 22, 2006: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- What Sound Does A Color Make?, Nov. 4, 2005: 1 p.m. – Dec. 31, 2005
- Heaven and Hell, Sept. 9, 2005: 6 p.m. – Oct. 29, 2005
- What Sound Does A Color Make?, May 26, 2005 – July 16, 2005
- Crossed Circuits, April 23, 2005 – June 6, 2005
- Scape 2, April 24, 2004: 8 p.m. – May 22, 2004: 11 p.m.
- Tune(In))) The Kitchen, April 22, 2004: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Tune(In))), March 1, 2003: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. (Curated by free103point9)
ARCHIVE
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Audio
- Radia 184_Radio Action III, Oct. 9, 2008. Program for the Radia network about free103point9 "Radio Action III" CD, including five tracks. (audio/mpeg, 38.5 MB)
- Electropollution_Scanner Recording Scanner made for first free103point9 Tune(In))) (audio/mpeg, 68.8 MB)
Video
- Tune(In))) The Kitchen, April 22, 2004. (excerpt) (video/mov, 36.3 MB)
Press, Programs, & Ephemera
- "Five Concerts All at Once, And It's Quiet," The New York Times, April 24, 2004 by Jon Pareles (application/pdf, 1.4 MB)