Articles

Kurt Gottschalk talks to artist and composer Aki Onda about receiving messages from the spirit of Nam June Paik through mysterious radio waves, and how these transmissions led to the creation of his album "Nam June’s Spirit Was Speaking to Me."

New Zealand's Pink and White Terraces were dubbed the "8th wonder of the world." But in 1886, they were lost forever in a single night of violent volcanic destruction. Tim Bollinger wrote about the Terraces and their storied history for White Fungus.

Taichung’s Gaomei Wetlands are famed for their breathtaking ‘sky mirror’ sunsets and rich biodiversity. Yet this beloved destination is under growing pressure from heavy tourism. In this in-depth interview, White Fungus editor Ron Hanson talks with Tunghai University wetland ecologist Professor Hui-Chen Lin about the fragile ecosystem, her long-term monitoring, and what must be done to protect it.

Taiwanese sound artist Yenting Hsu creates immersive works that explore encounters between natural forces and human-made environments—from the torrential rains of Typhoon Morakot to the metallic rhythms of Taipei’s "Blacksmith Street" and the everyday sounds of the Chenglong Wetlands. In this interview, White Fungus editor Ron Hanson speaks with Hsu about her practice and the fictional possibilities of sound.

Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist Hong-Kai Wang creates collaborative situations in which musicians, composers, and audiences engage in productive listening. Through experimental modes of sonic sociality, she turns collective listening into a mode of political engagement. In 2013, Wang’s frequent collaborator Mattin wrote about her work for the 13th print issue of White Fungus, now available online.

Scott Arford is a key figure in the San Francisco Bay Area’s new media art scene. He creates total immersive synesthetic environments in which the perceptual and physical qualities of sound and light merge into a disorienting, ecstatic whole. Trained as an architect, Arford approaches space as a continuous sensory field. Marcella Faustini interviewed him for White Fungus.