Piccadilly Un:Plugged is curated by New Public and a part of Art after Dark commissioned by Art of London , an immersive creative journey and ecofeminist experience by Nelly Ben Hayoun- Stépanian across London’s West End for Art After Dark on 6th, 7th and 8th March 2025.
This installation is in loving memory of Láwû Makuriye’nt (aka EOBIONT, Mango, half of Mirrored fatality)
Moonbounce or Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) is a technology that allows sending radio signals from one location to another location on Earth, using the Moon as a natural satellite. It is like DJing with the Moon, the audio signal goes about 3 meter inside the crust of the moon before travelling back to earth picking up the Big Bang static on the way- which gives it this distorted audio, alien and eerie.
Included in this playlist: the heartbeats of women in Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian’s Armenian family for International Women’s Day; recordings from the city’s streets and institutions produced by multi-instrumentalist Ayse Hassan (of Savages and Esya); and a series of original tracks from Nelly and the University of the Underground's long term collaborators: Massive Attack, The Avalanches (feat. Blood Orange), Pussy Riot, Mirrored Fatality and Moses Boyd. Additionally. newly produced track in collaboration with the late noise artist EOBIONT (Láwû Makuriye’nt), who tragically passed away this week features the heartbeats of Ben Hayoun-Stépanian’s Armenian family.
With special thanks to the team at Jodrell Bank Observatory for their support in making this technological feat happen.
