Her Noise Archive

Her Noise, South London Gallery, London
10 November - 18 December 2005

The archive is accessible by appointment from the Electra office.

Throughout the development of Her Noise, the curators conducted dozens of interviews with artists, while also compiling sound recordings and printed materials which would eventually form the Her Noise Archive. Material gathered includes books, catalogues, magazines, zines, records, CDs, tapes and video pertaining to women in experimental and avant garde music and sound culture. The Archive is a collection of over 60 videos, 300 audio recordings, 40 books and catalogues and 250 fanzines compiled during the development of this project, and it is still growing..

The Her Noise Archive investigates music histories in relation to gender and brings together a wide network of women who use sound as a medium. Much of the material was shot specifically for this project, and is uniquely available as part of this archive. The archive includes numerous interviews and concert footage with artists including Pauline Oliveros, Maryanne Amacher, Diamanda Galas, Marina Rosenfeld, Thurston Moore, Kevin Blechdom, Kembra Pfahler, Kim Gordon, Lydia Lunch, Peaches, Chicks on Speed, Erase Errata and many others.

The archive is accessible to the public for research purposes by appointment at the Electra office in Central London. It is also available for touring, in combination with a range of contextual events, talks and curated screenings using the content of the archive, which would be developed in collaboration with the host venue.

Space requirements for touring: a room of any size which can house shelving, wall mounted display materials, several monitors and audio equipment. Ideally the space would also have an area where meetings and talks can be held and a space for video projection.

The Her Noise Archive has toured throughout Europe since its first installation at the South London Gallery, November - December 2005.

So far the Archive has been shown at:
Landmark, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway, November - December 2006
The Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture, London, May 2007
Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany, February - March 2008
Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany, August 2008

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