Fari is a sound artist hailing from Iran, her work has a specific focus on installations, performances, sound sculptures, and broadcasting. She has a background in classical and North Indian music which had an impact on her career in the future with the creation of her own instruments for a mixture of performances and recording. A lot of instruments made in India among other countries are typically made by hand by specialists.
Bradley says that her art revolves around ‘Core methodologies revolve around experimentalism, deep listening, and exercises in modes of communication and reception’ I personally found Fari to be an interesting practitioner, I enjoyed how versatile her work is and how many fields she works in at once. For example her work in broadcasting. Fari has featured on Resonance.FM which is an experimental radio station based in London. She has also featured on Falgoosh Radio in Dubai and Jaou Tunis in Tunisia. I found her diverse work in different countries very inspiring as someone who wants to work all over the world.
Fari has art installations that she describes as ‘Silent works about sound, Experimental audio-visuals, and silent film Other totemic experiments in signage’. I personally connected with the idea of Silent works about sound as it’s a way to show people sound but with nothing for them to hear. For example, she has a piece called ‘NightSoundscape’ which is a piece of cotton with descriptions of sounds you hear at night like ‘Pub Closes’, ‘Glass Smash’, ‘Owl’, and ‘Barking Dog’ to name a few. I found it a way for the audience to imagine the soundscape of what you’re hearing which is a very fun way to interact with the consumers of this art.
Overall I was very inspired by Fari and found her work to be very intriguing. In particular, the visual art portion that uses more of the audience’s interpretation. I would like to incorporate ideas like this into my art in the future as I find sometimes being an audience member it can be fun to conversate with people about what you interpret and what you hear. It is also a good exercise for an artist to practice.
References
Anon, (n.d.). Sculpture – Fari Bradley. [online] Available at: https://www.faribradley.co.uk/sculpture
Anon, (n.d.). About – Fari Bradley. [online] Available at: https://www.faribradley.co.uk/about