Jon Cohrs
Jon Cohrs is a recording engineer and visual/sound artist who lives in Brooklyn. He has worked at Eyebeam as a sound engineer and art technician, at the Guggenheim Museum as a new media art installer, and for several years with the artist Laurie Anderson. Jon also runs a successful recording business, Spleenless Mastering.
Most recently, after completing his MFA in New Media Art at Parsons, his work has focused on exploring technology and how it can foster connections that invoke a sense of nurturing and growth. His recent website, ANewF*ckingWilderness.com and his documentary The Door to Red Hook: Backpacking through Brooklyn, both have helped to establish this dialogue. During residencies, installations, and performances at I-Park, Banff New Media Institute and Eyebeam he explores these ideas with projects that reintroduce a fading natural element into the environment in a performative manner.
At Eyebeam this spring, he will create a new post-TV station, using the abandoned analog bandwidth ditched in the digital transfer, taking place February 17, 2009. Through the use of a VHF transmitter, Jon will attempt to invert traditional television programming and replace it with user generated and pirated content which will address the evolution of media, fan based culture, copyrights, and discussions on bandwidth allocation.
Main site
splnlss.com
Blog:
ANewF*ckingWilderness.com
project sites:
OMG i'm on .TV
Urban Prospecting
