Signal Culture Residency (2019)

Signal Culture is an artist-run center in the US. Signal Culture encourages creation of new work, building of community, and connection to history in the field of experimental media art by providing artists, researchers, and innovators with residencies, resources, and exhibition opportunities. More info about Signal Culture: https://www.signalculture.org/residency-program.html

In 2019, I visited them in Owego where I had access to a studio regrouping equipment from the past five decades. Among this equipment lies two Nam June Paik's wobbulator. One of which was built and donated by Ivan Marusic Klif. The "Roadstar" was designed to be controlled by audio signal sent from a max patch. During my stay at signal culture I tamed this device by modifying the patch and controlling it with midi data coming from a sampler / step sequencer. I left a collection of presets in the patch for future residents to explore in hope they discover the hidden potential of this rather unique device.