Sara Gold
Sara Gold is a queer/non-binary multidisciplinary artist, known for their unique approach to crafting experimental hardware techno and cinematic soundscapes. Operating within a sort of democratization of electronic music production, gold uses thrifted, gifted, loaned or flipped gear to create their signature sound. Rather than accessing the boutique synth world, Gold utilizes vintage analog large format mixers and various audio equipment routed into themselves in an experimental audio engineering technique known as no-input mixing. In addition to their music, Sara also creates short conceptual films weaving them with live performances, altering senses through sight and sound. Wielding a dusty arsenal of vintage analog electronic music equipment facilitating a higher state of brain activity and function through repetition and an array of full frequency tones and sub-bass drones.
Triptych
Sara Gold | 2023
Abstract:
Triptych, a surreal and thought-provoking short film by Sara Gold, exploring the intersections between systemic and environmental injustice. The film follows an anthropomorphized escaped farm salmon, living in an underwater grotto surrounded by ocean garbage patch debris, who seeks out glitter as a means of escape. Through the use of glitter-induced hallucinations, the film delves into themes of the war on drugs, military resource extraction practices, and government policies that negatively impact marginalized communities. The film's characters include genderfluid figures Justitia and Prudentia, who discuss mirrored tarot cards representing truth, and a devourer who consumes the unjust heart. The film's visuals and symbolism are both striking and memorable.