“One of the most talented and innovative sound artists of our generation.” (Prof Lizbeth Goodman).
Joseph Young (born UK, 1960) lives and works between Britain, Ireland and Germany. An artist and researcher working in sculptural sound and performance, he was awarded an Irish Research Council scholarship for his recent practice-based PhD at SMARTlab UCD, Killruddery: Listening to the Archive (2019-2023). In April 2024, his geo-located soundtrail The Ancestors, was officially opened to the public alongside a limited edition publication Mapping the Ancestors, commissioned by Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray. An accompanying vinyl album Sonic Hauntings in a Big House was released in December 2024 by Farpoint Recordings, supported by The Arts Council, An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Exhibitions include Edges, Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland & Watts Gallery, UK (2024); Immersion, Soft Machine Gallery, USA (2023); The Destruction of Language (after Le Madame), Venice Architecture Biennale (2023); Make Futurism Great Again, Estorick Collection, UK (2018); Handmade/Automation, British Ceramics Biennial (2017); The Missing Paintings, Towner Art Gallery, UK (2017); What is the Sound of Protest?, Errant Bodies, Berlin (2015); Growing Manual, Seoul Museum of Art (2014); Orchestra of Ringtones, Jerwood Gallery (2013); Listening Ears, Tate Britain, UK (2012).
Joseph was the founder of NeoFuturist Collective, an artist group celebrating urban noise, between 2008 and 2018 they created site-specific performances, interventions and installations in car parks, villages, abandoned buildings, brutalist tower blocks and conventional gallery spaces, as well as on Wall St (USA) and at the Houses of Parliament (UK).
Joseph is the co-curator of The Ceramic House in Brighton with founder Kay Aplin, a project space exploring collaborative practice across the disciplines of sound art and ceramics.
Joseph Young :: Artist 