Sumugan Sivanesan

Sumugan Sivanesan is an artist, researcher, writer and broadcaster whose interests span migrant histories, minority politics, activist media and more-than-human rights. He earned a doctorate from the Transforming Cultures research centre at the University of Technology Sydney (2014) and was a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for English and American Studies (Cultural Studies), University of Potsdam (2016) supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). He is active with Black Earth, a Berlin-based collective who address interacting issues of racism, gender, colonialism and climate justice.

fugitive radio responds to the uptake of radio in contemporary art by developing collectively-realized modes of ‘performance–radio’ using free and open source tools. Initiated in Helsinki with support from Kone Foundation (2020–21), formats have so far include: a radiophonic picnic, audio fanzines, an online club and a karaoke clinic. fugitive radio’s monthly podcast, “fugitive frequency’ broadcasts on Freie Radios Berlin-Brandenburg and is available online at Helsinki Open Waves. It is part of Lumbung Radio programmed by Station of Commons for documenta fifteen (2022).

Sumugan Sivanesan is a participant of The School of Infinite Rehearsals of Οnassis AiR 2020-21 and of the Tailor-made Fellowships program 2022-23.