John Kannenberg

User Bio

John Kannenberg creates quietly reflective work in image, sound and performance that blurs the boundaries between intention and accident. Using techniques derived from free improvisation, musical composition and digital/analog minimalism in their construction, his works deal with a wide variety of themes including the sonics of space and place, the psychology of collection, the processes of making and observing art, and the human experience of time.

John's work has been presented across the globe including appearances at Neighborhood Public Radio's "American Life" project for the 2008 Whitney Biennial, Laptopia 2007 in Tel Aviv, Israel, the FILE 2007 conference in Rio De Janeiro, the 2006 John Cage Musicircus at the Chicago Cultural Center, the 2005 so.cal.sonic festival in Long Beach, the 2004 International Symposium on Electronic Art in Tallinn, the 2003 Placard Festival in New York, and several broadcast appearances on Resonance 104.4 FM in London. He has released recordings on the Crouton, Topscore, Grain of Sound, Retinascan, Earlabs, Cohort and Why Not LTD labels, and has been a co-presenter of the Something Else radio program on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago.

Since April 2002, John has served as the creator, designer and curator of stasisfield.com, an experimental music label and interdisciplinary digital art space presenting works by a diverse collection of artists from around the globe.