The rather fab Turner Prize in the UK just went to Susan Philipsz, the “first person in the history of the award to have created nothing you can see or touch” (The Guardian). Philipsz is known for sound art, the “so-called fine art in which audio is the core if not sole constituent element” (BoingBoing).
This YouTube video of an echoing vocal work of her voice singing under a bridge is making the rounds. As both a recovering musician and a designer, this should be right up my alley. But I’m not sure what I think yet. In any case, it seems to have the art world in the UK a bit riled up. What do you think?
Via BoingBoing, seen first via my favorite news reader app, Pulse.
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