Artist Talk with Tess Oldfield | Visiting Artist and Designer Fellow

November 10th, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tess Oldfield |

Tess Oldfield is an artist working across sound, sculpture, and computation. She will discuss her ongoing research into breath, voice, instrument-making, and mechanical systems, tracing the development of works including Pitch Pipe Choir alongside recent experiments developed during her Visiting Artist and Designer Fellowship at UrbanGlass. Her work considers the poetics of the choir and collective sound production, how individual sounding bodies gather, breathe, resonate, and negotiate a collective voice.

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Class Schedule

November 10th, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

UrbanGlass Studio
647 Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Visiting Artist

Tess Oldfield

2026 Visiting Artist

Tess Oldfield (b.1992) is a sonic/spatial transformer/synthesizer/composer. They are currently exploring computational composition by designing digital extensions for acoustic instruments. Tess’ work examines the cultural contexts of singing and the interaction between industrial and biological systems, investigating how technology both augments and amplifies the body. Their work spans various mediums, such as sound, video, performance, and installation. Building digital extensions for found instruments extends their voicing abilities as a performer, transforming tools into elaborate transducers and digital/analog prosthetics.

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