The Nuyorican artist and researcher Maria Sappho specialises in multispecies collaborative projects that are at the intersection of human, machine and organic communication. Currently based in Huddersfield, Sappho is a pioneer of “trans-species listening” – a practice that incorporates instrument building and musical composition developed in collaboration with artificial intelligence and fungal ecosystems. Sappho is a recipient of the Oram Award and her work with AI and mushrooms has garnered international acclaim. In this podcast, she discusses the intricacies of improvising with mushrooms, creating new forms of collaborative space with the AI Chimere and exploring the subversive, underground and political elements that underpin her practice.

Produced by Ilia Rogatchevski for the Radiophonic Institute.

Track list:

Hans - Brutalust (Colin Frank & Maria Sappho) 

Performance at the UNESCO Week of Sound, Edinburgh College of Art, 20 October 2023 - Maria Sappho, The Ostoyae and Una MacGlone

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