Fort Process is a multi-disciplinary sonic arts festival set in Newhaven Fort, Newhaven on the south coast of England, produced by Lost Property.[1] The festival takes place within the structure of the 19th century coastal defence, commissioning site-specific art installations and performances that respond to the fort's architecture and network of subterranean tunnels. The first edition was held in September 2014, with later editions in 2016[2][3] and 2018.[4] The festival has been well received with positive reviews from The Wire,[5] The Quietus,[6] Freq[7] and others.
| Fort Process | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Festival |
| Location(s) | Newhaven Fort, Newhaven, East Sussex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Established | 2014 |
| Most recent | August 3, 2018 |
| Activity | Sound art, experimental music, free improvisation, site-specific art |
| Website | https://lost-property.org.uk/fortprocess/ |
The festival was initially conceived in 2012 by Alastair Kemp, founder of Newhaven's Eleusinian Press, who proposed the idea to a group of Brighton-based arts and music promoters. It was in response to East Sussex County Council announcing that Newhaven Fort would become privately run.[4] The interested parties would form arts collective Lost Property to handle the festival's organisation.[6]
Across its three editions, the festival has presented a wide range of artists and musicians, including: Sarah Angliss, Adam Basanta, Pierre Bastien, Mike Blow, Peter Brötzmann & Steve Noble, John Chantler, Rhys Chatham, Audrey Chen, Poulomi Desai, Leslie Deere, Timothy Didymus, Graham Dunning, Max Eastley, Ex-Easter Island Head, Michael Finnissy, Limpe Fuchs, Mariska de Groot, Ian Helliwell, Daniel W J Mackenzie, Darsha Hewitt, Konk Pack, Kyoka, Joshua Le Gallienne, Grischa Lichtenberger, Liminal, Toshimaru Nakamura, Seijiro Murayama, Evan Parker, Aura Satz, Semiconductor, Tim Shaw, Plurals, The Artaud Beats, Gabey Tjon a Tham, Tetsuya Umeda, Zimoun.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fort Process | Lost Property". Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "Fort Process returns to Newhaven with festival-goers set to wander through underground tunnels - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Interview: Mariska De Groot". ATTN:Magazine. 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b "FORT PROCESS, a experimental sound & art festival". 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "The Wire - November 2014 (Issue 369)". reader.exacteditions.com. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ a b "The Quietus | News | Things Learned At: Fort Process". The Quietus. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "Fort Process 2018 – Freq". freq.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-24.