Richard Garet’s approach to working with sound focuses on interacting with materials’ sonic properties as both source and instrument. Such materials are amplified EMF emissions, modified audiocassettes, dysfunctional tape players, circuit boards, sonification of light, and computer processing among other explorations and with no particular hierarchy. Over the years his work has evolved from laptop playing to a more active hands on type of approach by embracing tactile malleability, and establishing durational concrete methods and less digital playback.
He holds an MFA from Bard College, NY. Recent projects include CTM Festival 2020, Berlin, Germany; Apocalypse at Nicola Pedana Gallery, Caserta, Italy; Four Horsemen, MAKER Fair, Rome, Italy; Primitivo, Casa Hoffman, Bogota, Colombia; The Festival of the Image, Manizales, Colombia; CIFO Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition 2017, Florida, USA; RED- Splice, Fridman Gallery, NYC; SOUND ONE, Cindy Rucker, NYC; Periscope, Zipper Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Screen Memory, Galerie Burster, Berlin; Midnight Moment, site specific work created for the electronic billboards of Times Square, NY; International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia; Bioderivas, Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Tenerife, Spain; Queens International, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, New York; Soundings: a Contemporary Score, Museum of Modern Art, New York to name a few. His sound work have been published through sound art labels such as 23five, And-Oar, Non Visual Objects,Winds Measure Recordings, Unframed Recordings, Con-V, Leerraum, White_Line Editions, OBS, Line Imprint, and Contour Editions.
Websites:
https://richardgaret.bandcamp.com
Live at SFMOMA, San Fransico, CA — 04-07-2011
Direct board recording captured by jim haynes at sfmoma during the 14th Annual Activating the Medium Festival, San Francisco, CA. Project in collaboration with 23five. Special thxs to Jim Haynes and Randy Yau
Untitled
Live on September 18, 2021
for Deering Estate at Palmetto Bay
Richard Garet’s approach to working with sound focuses on interacting with materials’ sonic properties as both source and instrument. Such materials are, amplified EMF emissions, modified audiocassettes, dysfunctional tape players, circuit boards, sonification of light, and computer processing among other explorations and with no particular hierarchy. Over the years his work has evolved from laptop playing to a more active hands on type of approach by embracing tactile malleability, and establishing durational concrete methods and less digital playback.
For this edition of Subtropics, Richard Garet will premiere his sound performance Untitled: Live on September 18, 2021 for Deering Estate at Palmetto Bay.
— Gustavo Matamoros, artistic director, Subtropics