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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

November 1 - February 4, 2013

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Frequency and Volume Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Frequency and Volume, Relational Architecture 9 (2003); installation view at Elektra Festival, Museé d'Art Contemporain, Montreal, Canada in 2005; photo: Antimodular Research, c
One of the most important media artists to emerge in the 1990s, Mexican-born, Montreal-based artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer explores the intersection of architecture, media, performance, and the politics of public space. His interactive video and sound installation "Frequency and Volume: Relational Architecture 9" (2003) responds to the size and position of visitors' shadows on the gallery wall, encouraging participants to use their own bodies to tune in to a range of public and private radio frequencies — from commercial music stations to police bands and air traffic control. The radio equipment installed in an adjacent gallery and a sculptural antenna on an outdoor terrace make visible the museum's status as both a receiver of frequencies and a producer of feedback in a larger spectrum of Bay Area radio culture. The exhibition is part of the 2012 ZERO1 Biennial.