Remote Control is a sonic representation of an alternative reality. Just like a video game, the performance is a virtual rendition of a video war game. The work is performed by a string quartet accompanied by a digital soundtrack played by members of the audience through their cell phones, tablets, or any other audio or audiovisual playback devices available. This piece was commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire, a project of the Kronos Performing Arts Association. The score and parts are available for free online at kronosquartet.org. Presented in partnership with The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, Remote Control is performed by a student quartet from The New School. 
Conversation featuring:

Guillermo Galindo, composer and artist;

Raven Chacon, artist, composer;

Moderated by Christoph Cox, philosopher, critic, and curator.

People living in conflict zones rarely see the drones that pose a perpetual aerial threat to their safety, but they hear them constantly. A menacing sound coming from the sky is often cited as a principal facet of the embodied experience of drone warfare. This sonic awareness stands in direct contrast to the visual experience of those piloting the drone, who engage with their “targets” through a completely soundless aerial view. This panel will explore these tensions and intersections and the ways they illuminate the human costs of living under warfare.

Please note that proof of vaccination and a mask are required for entry, per New York City guidelines. For more information please visit NYC.gov.

Please note that capacity is limited to 75 guests; first come, first served.

Soundscapes of Conflict is presented as part of the symposium Remote Control: Surveying Drones and Culture Today, in a partnership between the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, High Line Art, and The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (The Clemente)