Shortwave Collective

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We are an international feminist artist collective, using the radio spectrum as artistic material.
Website:https://www.shortwavecollective.net/
Instagram:@ShortwaveCollective
Twitter:@SWaveCollective
‘Living Radio Lab’ Film by Francesca Oldfieldhttps://youtu.be/GWIHpcgnHYA

Last few tickets to our Open Wave-Receiver building workshop on Sat 2-4 in Edinburgh for @oshwassociation … it’s going to be such a great weekend and there may even be a few tickets remaining to the event itself!!

https://2025.oshwa.org/workshops/060-shortwave-collective/

Conlon Nancarrow, “Collection of FM Broadcasts (1991 - 2008).” Broadcast works for multiple player pianos and live instrumentation [2hrs, MP3]: https://ubu.com/sound/nancarrow_FM.html
UbuWeb Sound - Conlon Nancarrow: Collection of FM Broadcasts (1991 - 2008)

Currently listening to the audio instructions for building an Open Wave-Receiver from @ShortwaveCollective

Very cool audio of people actually building this simple DIY radio and walking through the build process. Including the ambient sounds of that happening and other recordings from the receiver.
What a cool project.

https://www.shortwavecollective.net/open-wave-receiver.html
(Audio is towards the bottom of the page)

Open Wave-Receiver

Developed during  Buinho Creative Hub  residency 2021 |  Published in MAKE Magazine (Vol. 80) 2022 | Broadcast on Radiophrenia  an d Movement Radio   2022 | Shared in numerous workshops 

Shortwave Collective

Here’s Lisa testing out antenna reception by throwing it in the air, which produces a satisfying spectrum of signal and is a favourite listening method of ours…

You can now watch the ‘Living Radio Lab’ film, made by the mega talented Francesca Oldfield, in full in our profile above. We feel super lucky to have this wonderful documentation of this time in Struer… and hope the joy of experimenting together transmits over to you 😉📻✨

#womeninsound #womeninradio #soundart #soundartist #feminism

Another clip from a film we made with the wonderful Francesca Oldfield, launching in full on Saturday! 📽️
Sneak peak at something that's been in the works...

Tate Modern have invited us to host an 'art chat' at Tate Lates on 26th April. We'll be discussing feminist approaches to sound and radio, and de-mystifying technology. 📻📷 🛜

Join us in-person, or on the live video stream:
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/tate-modern-lates

Tate Modern Lates | Tate Modern

Tate

Off to Margate tomorrow with my good radio sis to make some @ShortwaveCollective radios by the seaside at Open School East 💜🛠

Organised by fabulous sound maker #NikkiSheth

#DIY #FeministRadio #ShortwaveCollective #margate #openschooleast #feminist

It’s been wonderful to join not just the CRiSAP panel (focusing on feminist sonic practices), but the whole cohort of 80 presenters at ‘Women in Revolt!’ at Tate for the past two days.

There’s a few zines at the welcome desk left to take home!

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/women-in-revolt/women-in-revolt-radical-acts-contemporary-resonances

#womeninrevolt #soundart #feminism #feminist #experimental #womeninart #tate #collective #artcollective #zine #DIY

Women in Revolt!: radical acts, contemporary resonances | Tate Britain

Tate

We're super pleased to be presenting our work at the 'Women in Revolt!: radical acts, contemporary resonances' conference at Tate next week.

Our contribution is part of a panel convened by Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP), considering feminisms and the sonic...

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/women-in-revolt/women-in-revolt-radical-acts-contemporary-resonances

Women in Revolt!: radical acts, contemporary resonances | Tate Britain

Tate