Can choirs be a form of protest and what kinds of resistance could they provide in the midst of climate crises?
Our mini-series ‘as a chorus’ begins with Niamh Schmidtke’s work, CHANTER (Aughinish). Their 15 minute audio introduces us to an aluminium refinery and it’s impact on the local population. Together we discuss how the work incites forms of direct action, and the need for collective making
Future Artefacts
Future Artefacts FM is a bi-monthly talk show hosted by Nina Davies, Niamh Schmidtke and Rebecca Edwards, featuring speculative fiction audio works such as radio plays, short stories, fictional interviews and podcasts.
Nina Davies is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in London. Using moving image, sound, text and fiction her practice aims to further critical discussion around dance by observing how it intersects with language and where it begins to take on commodified or material forms.
Rebecca Edwards is a London based curator, writer and producer. Her interests include cultivating experimental curatorial methods, interweaving fluid approaches to production, dissemination and representation of artwork, and exploring the nested fields of technology, digital aesthetics and internet culture.
Niamh Schmidtke is a visual artist based in London with Irish and Swedish heritage. She uses object making, installation and writing, to explore the social and political complications of ‘being green’. She completed her MFA at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2021.