Ranbir Kaleka: projections on pantings

The memory radio: exhibit at JAAGA shanti nagar, Bangalore

Concept note:

24 Sep 1995, Plague Outbreak, Surat

                                             
                                         

This piece consists of a radio and a set of 3 pictures. The viewer is supposed to turn the knob on the radio and tune to different memories that i have used to tell the story of how the plague affected my ancestors and me.

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Some reviews: 

"Intriguing and effective as a storytelling tool, i like the mix of the family narrrative with a public instrument such as the radio"

"Great work! I really liked the interface.The radio sets a great mood and the tuner just creates that mystery that prepares the listener for whatever he/she is about to hear"

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The memory radio project- beginnings.

Im in the process of hacking on of those old transistor radios that i remember my grandma used to have. i want to make it a memory radio , the content of which im figuring out as i go. i like the form, and the idea of tuning in to the memory, and the sound of the static.

ive begun playing around with an arduino board, which is electronics prototyping platform, and have kindof figured out the code. the idea is to play my own mp3 sounds with the turning of the transistor knob. im using a potentiometer for this purpose.

i will post the code and a video soon.