The Komputer King Julia Scher
February 14—March 21, 1998

The Komputer King Julia Scher

Julia Scher, The Komputer King, 1998. Exhibition view: The Komputer King, Schipper & Krome, Berlin, 1998. Photo © Julia Scher

Press Release

The exhibition and work The Komputer King consists of digitally processed sound components, some of which are downloaded from the internet. These include voices, artificial noises, soundtracks, muzak, sampling effects and other environmental sound segments. These polyvalent sounds are transmitted from a case in which hardware components, including a Mac notebook from the architectural department of the MIT (Massachusetts Institute for Technology) operate. From the digital source, 4 directional loudspeakers are controlled via a professional...
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