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  • Fahd Burki, Affinity, 2020, wood, acrylic gesso, 29 3/4 × 22 7/8".

    Fahd Burki, Affinity, 2020, wood, acrylic gesso, 29 3/4 × 22 7/8".

    Fahd Burki

    Grey Noise

    Fahd Burki sits in his studio on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, and tunes in to the sounds that encircle him: the call of the Asian koel, the drone of distant traffic. Burki works slowly, sometimes making only four or five pieces a year, and though he thinks in images he spends much of his time immersed in the world of sound. Situated between analog and digital, his sonic influences include ambient musicians Brian Eno, Steve Roach, and Hiroshi Yoshimura. Their music uses both acoustic and electronic instruments and emphasizes sustained tones. One doesn’t hear much variation or progression

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