{"id":90864,"date":"2026-10-18T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/iea\/?p=90864"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:45:59","slug":"ranger-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/iea\/2026\/10\/18\/ranger-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranger Liu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">On Sunday, October 18, 2026 Ranger Liu (<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ranger_yurong\/\">@ranger_yurong<\/a>) completed their three-week New Media residency with us!<\/p>\n<p class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">Ranger Liu (they\/them) is an interdisciplinary artist and astrophysicist interested in cross-applying the truth-making methodologies of science and art to bridge the gap between \u201cobjective\u201d and \u201csubjective\u201d knowledge. Their creative practice repurposes abstract theory, such as math, physics, astronomy, and linguistics, to explore and communicate the lived experiences of human and posthuman subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Ranger holds an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design and BA degrees in Astrophysics and Computer Science from Columbia University. They currently live and work in Seattle, Washington, where they moonlight as an astronomer searching for extraterrestrial communications. Their work has been exhibited and published nationally, including at CURRENTS New Media Festival, New Interfaces for Musical Expression, and the Ammerman Center Symposium on Arts and Technology. They have been awarded residencies from I-Park Foundation, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and Peter Bullough Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">\u2028\u2028Ranger said the following about their residency:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">\u201cI completed a rough draft of a 20-minute sonic composition for a sculptural 7-channel speaker array, including both the notated composition and an audio recording. I developed graphic notations and compositional processes based on the Thue-Morse mathematical sequence. For the audio, I recorded sounds from the modular synths as well as my own speaking voice and vocalizations. I also built two new maxmsp instruments: an \u2018alien\u2019 sound which sonifies the radio astronomy Wow! signal from 1977, and a \u2018universe\u2019 sound which sonifies different models of the Cosmic Microwave Background (background radiation from the Big Bang).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">\u2028\u2028To learn more about Ranger\u2019s work, you can view their artist talk on YouTube at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4ZyKFqYkIbI?si=hangk8tLVMNDbGJz\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/4ZyKFqYkIbI?si=hangk8tLVMNDbGJz<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90870&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column_text]Ranger writing score for sonic composition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90867&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column_text]Placing speakers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90869&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column_text]Sharing in progress work with Brig Bogue and Professor Andrew Deutsch.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90866&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column_text]Speaking with Archivist Intern Mary Kato.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text] On Sunday, October 18, 2026 Ranger Liu (@ranger_yurong) completed their three-week New Media residency with us! 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