Category: Scoring

  • 2009 | Power + Ground, 2009

    2009 | Power + Ground, 2009

    Power and Ground explored methods of mapping, scoring and recording sounds of natures and cultures in San Francisco. Approximately 50 sites in the city were recorded while considering constellations of humans, machines, animals, the elements and money. …Gradually or suddenly, one sees that humanity and nature, not separate, are in this world together. John Cage,…

  • 2010 | Scoring the Streets of New Orleans

    2010 | Scoring the Streets of New Orleans

    On New Year’s Eve 2004 I recorded while walking through the French Quarter and down Bourbon Street. The recording captured street music, music from bars and restaurants, and the boisterous crowds. The evening was welcoming in a year no one could have anticipated; in August 2005 Hurricane Katrina had a devastating impact on city of…

  • 2015 | Place Ravignan and Picasso at Montmartre

    2015 | Place Ravignan and Picasso at Montmartre

    Place Ravignan and Picasso at Montmartre were included in the exhibition Staring Back: The Creation and Legacy of Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon. Curated by Janie Cohen and on view at the Fleming Museum of Art, Burlington, VT, February 3 – June 21, 2015 Place Ravignan In the process of creating these works, Karson staged and produced recordings,…

  • 2010 – 2017 | Sound and Listening Workshops

    2010 – 2017 | Sound and Listening Workshops

    SubAmbient SoundLabMapping Found SoundsSounds of the Earth, Sea and Sky SubAmbient SoundLab SubAmbient Sound refers to sounds discovered through excavation, sounds found below the surfaces of things and places. What seemed solid and fixed is revealed as changing, resonant and alive. The SubAmbient Sound Workshop provides opportunities for participants to engage with new pathways of…