Nolan Lem

Nolan Lem’s residence was organized as a part of the opening night of the international art, science and technology festival Is it working? (24 – 28 August) that presented newer productions of Ljudmila Association and other partner institutions of european network EASTN-DC. Nolan Lem presented himself at the Alcatraz Gallery with the kinetic installation In praise of idleness.

Nolan Lem is an artist and researcher whose work reflects a broad range of influences and mediums particularly those related to sound and kinetic motion. His work focuses on the dynamics of emergent systems, autonomous machines and the synchronisation of auditory phenomena. 

He has premiered his work and research at a number of diverse spaces including the Museum of Modern Art Buenos Aires (MAMBA), Pioneer Works (Brooklyn, US), LHOSTE Art Contemporain (Arles, FR) and the Danish National Museum of Music (Copenhagen, DK). Artist and research residencies include IRCAM, MassMoCA, Cité Internationale des Arts and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. He holds degrees in music, electrical engineering, and received his MFA at Columbia University where he studied at the Computer Music Center (CMC). Nolan is currently a PhD candidate at Stanford University where he studies at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).

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