{"id":36538,"global_id":"uwm.edu\/arts?id=36538","global_id_lineage":["uwm.edu\/arts?id=36538"],"author":"67","status":"publish","date":"2025-07-10 12:37:46","date_utc":"2025-07-10 17:37:46","modified":"2025-08-19 07:08:00","modified_utc":"2025-08-19 12:08:00","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arts\/event\/experimental-tuesdays-preemptive-listening\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/36538","title":"Experimental Tuesdays: Preemptive Listening","description":"
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 (7\u20139 p.m.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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51ÁÔÆæ Union Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In an age of intersecting political, man-made and ecological disasters, \u2018Preemptive Listening\u2019 is an ode to the sirens that are and those that could be. Siren compositions from over 20 contemporary musicians form a resonant voice to ask; Does an alarm have to be alarming?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aura Satz\u2019s inventive documentary, the latest iteration of the artist\u2019s ongoing project on sirens, is sonic collage, design history, and thought experiment in equal measure. Filming in locations as varied as the Fukushima nuclear site in Japan and alert-system assembly lines in the US, Satz considers the siren as a cipher for contemporary ideas of emergency and preparedness. A relic of World War II and Cold War infrastructure, today the siren can be read as a warning sign, a crisis management tool, an emblem of climate collapse\u2014and even, in the age of predictive policing, a threat in and of itself. Preemptive Listening features original compositions from over 20 experimental musicians reimagining what form the siren can take, from harp melodies to the rumbling of the Earth\u2019s core. Breaking free from the weight of catastrophes past, Satz\u2019s film conjures alternative ways to respond to the siren\u2019s call as a path toward possible futures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

89 minutes, 2024. Digital Projection. UK\/Finland. Directed by Aura Satz. Featuring compositions by Laurie Spiegel, Sarah Davachi, Moor Mother, Raven Chacon, Camille Norment.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Experimental\u00a0Tuesdays\u00a0is a free public series featuring celebrated work of contemporary and historical artist-made film and video.\u00a0This weekly series presents films and artists that explore the creative and critical potential of moving images.\u00a0It also amplifies marginalized voices by hosting artists that represent diverse populations, such as LGBT, Native American, Black and Latinx artists.\u00a0Hosted by the Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres, and presented in partnership with 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Union Cinema, this series is a bedrock of the Milwaukee arts landscape. Recent screenings include\u00a0Silvia das Fadas, Courtney Stephens, Simon Liu, Helena Wittman, Jessica Bardsley, Suneil Sanzgiri, Mary Helena Clark, Angelo Madsen Minax, and Rhayne Vermette to name a few.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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