dis/cord : Thinking Sound through Agential Realism

dis/cord is an experiment in reading sound. Embarking from Karen Barad's early work on agential realism, it diffracts quantum physics through sound art, finding the sympathetic resonances that allow them to speak together. dis/cord believes in the materialism of sound, and strives not to unders...

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Main Author: Toksöz Fairbairn, Kevin (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2022
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