Laura Netz
Artist in Residence, Ivan Juritz Prize (Sound)

Sound artist, curator and researcher Laura Netz (b. 1982, Barcelona, Spain) is awarded the Ivan Juritz Prize in Sound for ‘Medial Dark Ages’, a noise piece which uses field recordings, DIY electromagnetic detectors, and open-source electronic instruments. Describing the work Netz says: “Recording nature is a way to document the changing world. I have worked with bats, crickets, and sheep recordings in this composition. I have been experimenting with Bat5 Digital Bat Detector for the bats, which amplifies and filters their signals. The composition adheres to a postmaterialist perspective on technology, such as in James Bridle’s ‘New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future’, and intends to fit music technology in the context of critical thinking and media archaeology theory.”

Laura Netz’s practice crosses sound art, science, technology and digital media. They are also an active participant in hacking culture. They have taken part in many international events including exhibitions, workshops, conferences, and concerts in Spain, Portugal, UK, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Serbia, Russia, Hong Kong, the U.S., and Brazil. Among their collaborations, Netz has developed projects with Fonoteca Nacional de Mexico, MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, CCCB Centre of Contemporary Culture Barcelona, MOTA Museum of Transitory Art, and ISEA International Symposium of Electronic Arts. She has worked with the following new media festivals, ArtFutura, MUTEK, and Alpha-ville. Netz recently studied for an MPhil at CriSAP UAL. They also studied Cultural Practices and new Media Art at University Ramon Llull and Art History at the University of Barcelona.

Artist website: netzzz.net