Author: Susan Philipsz invited by Sinisa Mitrovic
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For her contribution to Radio Gallery, Susan Philipsz will revisit The Dead, a work she produced in 2000. Based on James Joyce’s eponymous 1914 story, reinterpreted by way of John Houston’s posthumously released 1987 film, Philipsz’s work touched upon themes of loss, retrieval and memory.

In Radio Gallery No. 9, widely relying on the talkshow format as one of the most pervasive forms of the radio broadcast, Philipsz has recorded a programme in which she tells the story of the ideas, circumstances and personal motivations behind the creation of The Dead. The programme draws on a variety of sources, including excerpts from the original recording, elements of Philipsz’s research archive, a reading from Joyce’s story, the sound of a film projector, and an especially performed version of the song from the ‘Sirens’ section of Ulysses set to the tune of ‘Salve Regina’.

Author: Matthieu Laurette
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“GUY DEBORD IS SO COOL!”.
MATTHIEU LAURETTE interviewed by JEROME SANS.
Interview remake # 1.
2006.
In this remake, Matthieu Laurette’s voice is interpreted by an electronic voice named “Zarvox”, Jerome Sans’ voice, is interpreted by an electronic voice named “Pipe Organ” and Anna Colin’s voice is interpreted by an electronic voice named “vicky”
This interview was originally published in Uovo Magazine, issue number 11, in 2006.

Author: Olivia Plender
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A Stellar Key to the Summerland is a documentary about The Modern Spiritualist Movement, a religion that originated in New York State, USA, in 1848 with the notorious Hydesville Rappings. Despite being based on speaking to the dead, Spiritualists saw themselves as part of a rational religion in dialogue with scientific developments; parallels were made between the messages received via a medium and new communication technologies such as the telegraph and later the telephone and the radio. However this programme particularly examines how Spiritualists used the religion to visualise an alternative to industrial society, overlapping with non-conformist political causes such as the Co-operative movement and the campaign for women’s suffrage. The programme is read by Rufus Wright and is structured as a lecture, a broadcast format that now seems old fashioned. It includes seance recordings and interviews with ‘scientists’ involved with studying spiritualism.