Ma Turner
ZOZ Collection
March 7 - April 30, 2014
Ma Turner
ZOZ Collection
March 7 – April 30, 2014
Institute 193, Lexington
Ma Turner's ZOZ Collection houses twelve cassettes, each packaged inside a handmade box and featuring eighty-three individual compositions, making up roughly six hours of sound. Turner has additionally embellished the tape covers, accompanying booklets, and flags with his own artwork.
The collection was recorded from January to December 2013 as an audio diary experimenting with themes of prayer and mediation, confined in a haze of martial uniformity. Incorporating various styles, some of the recorded material was arranged and executed on the spot using improvisational and "automatic" techniques as well as “cut-up” and “blind recording” methods. Other pieces were meticulously arranged, layered, and recorded over a succession of weeks.
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