Radio Insomnia
Radio Insomnia is an invitation to listen with insomnia, rather than against it, for productivity. Drawing on radio as a medium with its qualities for fostering social relations, and night-time as an intimate space for listening, the project aims at developing radiophonic devices for night communities.
21 June-13 July 2023, Tiohtià:ke/Montréal: Launch
15-16 November 2023, Eora/Sydney: Wakefulness as Resistance
05-06 July 2024, Paris: Twilight
Radio Insomnia Website (external link)
Sonic excerpts:
An 11 min edit of Radio Insomnia, hosted Anabelle Lacroix and Nicolas Montgermont, with the contribution of:
- Alanna Thain co-director of The Sociability of Sleep research group, McGill University & Université de Montréal.
- Stefan Christoff, musician, journalist and activist.
- Beatriz da Silva Takahashi, research assistant on the project Night-time Design with and for Marginalized Communities, McGill University.
- Performances by Stéphanie Castonguay, Amanda Gutiérrez with Brujas and Tribu collective and Martín Rodríguez.
-Soundworks by Chantal Dumas and Benny Nemer.
Audio works and performances:
Martín Rodríguez, The wandering night, performance, 8July 2023, 23:30 p.m-12:00 a.m.
Amanda Gutiérrez, Resilience, midnight steps and the moon as guide from A to Z, performance in collaboration with Brujas and Tribu collective, 8 July 2023, 12:30 a.m-2:30 a.m.
Sisters Akousmatika, Border Radio: Decolonising Wavelenghts (2023). Aired 16 November 2023, 2 a.m.
Radio Insomnia website with chat room and audio player displayed on the left. Web design: Nicolas Montgermont.
Audio Placebo Plaza, The Pillow Talk Edition, performance with the creation of live audio placebo from audience interaction to treat insomnia and anxiety, 09 July 2023, 2 a.m.-3 a.m.
InSomnolence, exhibition view, curated by Marianne Cloutier, Aleksandra Kaminska and Alanna Thain, Agora des Sciences, UQAM – University of Quebec in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, Canada. 21 June – 13 July 2023.
Martín Rodríguez, The wandering night, Agora at the Université du Québec à Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, 8July 2023, 23:30 p.m-12:00 a.m
Amanda Gutiérrez, in collaboration with Brujas and Tribu collective, Performance Resilience, midnight steps and the moon as guide from A to Z, Lachine Canal, Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, Canada, 8 July 2023, 12:30 a.m-2:30 a.m.
Martín Rodríguez, The wandering night, Agora at the Université du Québec à Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, 8July 2023, 23:30 p.m-12:00 a.m
Amanda Gutiérrez, in collaboration with Brujas and Tribu collective, Performance Resilience, midnight steps and the moon as guide from A to Z, Lachine Canal, Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, Canada, 8 July 2023, 12:30 a.m-2:30 a.m.
Daytime installation of Radio Insomnia as a sound installation with a listening station. Photo: Paul Litherland.
Eora/Sydney: Wakefulness as Resistance
ARTIST LISTS
Performances and commissioned works by Audio Placebo Plaza (Julia E. Dyck + Erin Gee + Vivian Li), Stephanie Castonguay, Chantal Dumas, Amanda Gutíerrez with Brujas & Tribu Collective, Nicolas Montgermont, Benny Nemer, Cynthia Noury, Martín Rodríguez.
Listening station with soundworks by:
Jessica Arseneau, Azertype, Philippe Battikha, Ella Bellone, Laure Boer, Kieran Boland, Stephanie Castonguay, Florence Cherrier, Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro, Darcy Colin Adams, Eric Cordier & Sig Valax, Frédéric Danos, Mel Deerson, Emily DiCarlo, Kate Donovan, Julia Drouhin, Diana Duta & Paul Haworth, Fugitive Radio, MP Hopkins, Léa Jullien, Jeff Kolar, Celsian Langlois, Yoojin Lee & Giuseppe Termine, Alexandre Moreau, Morrisneri (Jen Morris & Stephane Neri), Ocean Viva Silver, Mikel R. Nieto, Oto Ninski, Nina Pankhaniya, Ana Maria Romano G, Rachel Schenberg & Jordi Infeld, James Schidlowsky, Gaël Segalen, Joachim Séné, Doriane Souilhol, Jonathan Sterne, Colette Tron & Jean-Marc Montera, Vamp Acid.
Eora/Sydney:
Sisters Akousmatika (Julia Drouhin & Pip Stafford), radio cegeste, diffusion fm (Hethre Contant & Jon Panther), ∏-node, Frances Barrett, Robert Curgenven, Debris Facility Pty Ltd, David Goren, Will Johncock, Tetsuo Kogawa, Tom Melick, Tom Roe, Æther Varia and Matt Warren with Sally Ann McIntyre & Dani Kirby.
Paris:
Performances by Lin Chi-Wei, Oto Ninski, Sig Valax, Gaël Segalen and No3sis. Readings and discussions with Léa Cassagnau and Samuel Belfond.
CREDITS
This project was supported by the University of New South Wales, MITACS, Oboro New Media Lab and the Consulate General of France in Montréal as part of the research project The Sociability of Sleep by McGill University and the Université de Montréal.
. Graphic design by Aline Schneider, based on Avara font by Raphael Bastide
. Radio Infrastructure by ∏node
. Website by Nicolas Montgermont