Left to right: “The Origin of Painting” (live electromagnetic sound and optokinetic light installation), “National Grid” (live electromagnetic sound, plus video installation) and “Spellbound” (video artwork) by the artist project Disinformation, at Fabrica Gallery (Brighton) November to December 2001.
This photograph is from the book “Fabrica – The First 10 Years” by Nannette Aldred and Caroline Collier (2007). The exhibition at Fabrica also featured (the) “Theophany” (electromagnetic sound artwork) and a vitrine displaying Disinformation LPs, CDs and other documentation (covering the period 1996 to 2001). The trigger mechanism for “The Origin of Painting” was designed by the electrical engineer Tim Register, and the “National Grid” video artwork was created in collaboration with the film-maker Barry Hale. The exhibition was curated by Matthew Miller [RIP] and Jonathan Swain.
The original press release for the show at Fabrica – https://tinyurl.com/v6rrzsd4
“Rorschach Audio” book (2012), pp. 161+162 – click on the image above…
The “Language [as] Meta-Technology” artworks (and discussion paper) featured in the “Augmented Vocality” symposium, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 15 July 2026…
At a time of rapid changes in technology, the rise of AI, and increasing uncertainty, the relationships between voice, language, and technology are central to debates about the future of human creativity. The symposium “Augmented Vocality and Beyond: Voice, Language, Technology and Creative Practice” brings together researchers and creative artists whose work addresses these questions.
The symposium featured presentations by the researchers and composers Edmund Hunt (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), Lauren Redhead (Goldsmiths, University of London), Alistair Zaldua (Goldsmiths), Bofan Ma (Royal Northern College of Music), Joe Banks (producer of the artist’s project Disinformation), Omri Kochavi (Durham University), (Guggenheim Fellow) Sivan Cohen Elias (University of Minnesota School of Music), and Laura Bowler (Royal Northern College of Music). Special thanks to Edmund Hunt for programming “Language [as] Meta-Technology” at short notice!
Download the schedule here – https://tinyurl.com/y5y6r3st
Disinformation on ITV1 (formerly Carlton TV) – Raw TV – 20 August 1999 –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g6PcLEx6bs
Disinformation on BBC Radio 4 – Broadcasting House – 15 June 2008 –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMKR_OH3GM
Disinformation on BBC Radio 4 – Broadcasting House – 2 November 2008 –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrV3e3WQZ1Y
Disinformation on Resonance 104.4 FM – Wavelength – 4 November 2016 –
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/wavelength-4th-november-2016/
… all discussing electromagnetic [radio] noise, published 1996 onwards
Special thanks to William English, Paddy O’Connell, Ryan Dilley, Raw TV, and to Chris Weaver (of Resonance FM)
“Language [as] Meta-Technology” graphics feature in the publication “What is an Art Book?” volume 4, curated by The Modern Language Experiment – UK launch at Studio 1.1. (London), 31 March 2026, 5pm to 8pm…
Studio 1.1
57a Redchurch Street
Shoreditch
London E2 7DJ
https://www.verlag-hubert-kretschmer.de/produkt/what-is-an-art-book-volume-4/
Short video – https://tinyurl.com/km6hda9a
The (massive) book is published by Icon Verlag / Hubert Kretschmer (Munich) – former publishers of Christo and Joseph Beuys (no less) – and features contributions from Alexander Scharf, Andreas Bergen, Andrew Mottershead, Aren Marchert, Axel Liebler, Benjamin Retif, Brandstifter, Cathy Lomax, Charlotte Warne Thomas, Christina Mitrenste, Disinformation, DJ Roberts, Erno Vroonen, Florian Köhler, Geraldine O’Reilly, Hilal Karaca, James Scott Brooks, Jeanine Woollard, Jennie Bates, Judith Neunhäuserer, Julius Mutschler, Justin Gainan, Karl England, Kate Pickering, Keh Hui Ng, Maike Köhler, Manfred Brey, Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson, Matthew Stock, Moritz Holfelder, Nina Annabelle Maerkl, Paul O’Kane & Bada Song, Peter Neusser, Richard Ducker, Robert Good, Rose Biggin & Keir Cooper, Sarah Lüdemann (Beauham), Sebastian May, Sebastian Quast, Shane Charles, Stephen Harwood, Steven Scott, Teodora Kuneva, Thibaut De Wolf, Tina Hage, Tina Herde, Tom Motley, Viola Meggle, Warren Garland and Yutaro Ishikawa.
Previous launch events have been held at Gallerie J.J. Heckenhauer (Munich, 25 February 2026), Space N.N. (Munich, 24 to 26 October 2025), and Super Books, Haus der Kunst (also Munich, 25 to 26 October 2025).
Special thanks to Graham Dunning for including “Language [as] Meta-Technology” in the latest episode of “Fractal Meat” on NTS Radio (episode 235, 17 Feb 2025)…
Two hours of turntable experiments, dark ambient, field recordings, noise music and lo-fi electronics, featuring Emilie Škrijelj & Tom Malmendier, Jako Maron, Institut für Feinmotorik, Disinformation, Magda Drozd, Opt Out & Diurnal Burdens, Shadwa Ali, Cumsleg Borenail, Marc Hasselbalch, Curvy Operations, Place For, Astral Social Club, XQM, Ekstasis, Ex.sses, Empusa and Ggggggggggg.
https://www.nts.live/shows/fractalmeat/episodes/fractalmeat-17th-february-2026
https://fractalmeat.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/episode-235-tracklist/
Disinformation + Rorschach Audio 