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Samson Young

Samson Young (b. 1979, Hong Kong) is an artist-composer who, after completing a Ph.D. in Music Composition at Princeton University, creates art that breaches disciplinary divides. His work ranges from audio-visual projects to live performance yet is anchored in a practice of sound art. For Nocturne (2015), Young has collected and edited together a series of YouTube clips of night bombings (Gaza Strip, ISIS, Gulf War) and removed the audio track. The artist then performs a live soundtrack using domestic devices and ‘foley’ techniques, with the audience experiencing the performance through a broadcasted FM radio signal, accessible throughout the building.

Samson Young
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