podcast 42-Tristan Perich

Composer Conversations with Daniel Vezza

Tirstan is a New York based composer and visual artist. His works are inspired by the aesthetic simplicity of math, physics and code. He has had solo exhibitions at bitforms gallery (NYC), Mikrogalleriet (Copenhagen), Museo Carandente (Spoleto), The Addison Gallery (Massachusetts), Katonah Museum (New York), Monster Truck (Dublin), LEAP (Berlin) amongst others. As a composer he has been a featured artist at Sonár 2010 in Barcelona, and in 2009, the Prix Ars Electronica awarded him the Award of Distinction for his composition Active Field. Rhizome awarded him a 2010 commission for Microtonal Wall, an audio installation with 1,500 speakers. You can listen to and look at more of his works at www.tristanperich.com.

In our conversation we discuss the precision and risk when writing for computer chips, his approach when combining electronics and performers, and what it is like when working on long term projects.