Originally published in the catalogue for the exhibition ‘J.G. Ballard, Autopsy of the New Millennium’, held at the CCCB, Barcelona, Spain, October 2008. The piece accompanied the soundtrack of Ballardian music, which I curated for the occasion. ‘NEGATIVE ACOUSTIC SPACE’: BALLARDIAN SOUND ART Curated by Simon Sellars J.G. Ballard says he has a ‘tin ear’: [...]

Illustration by John Coulthart. Originally published in the catalogue for the exhibition ‘J.G. Ballard, Autopsy of the New Millennium’, held at the CCCB, Barcelona, Spain, October 2008. It accompanied the selection of Ballardian ‘home movies’ I selected for the exhibition. THE 1ST BALLARDIAN FESTIVAL OF HOME MOVIES: A competition for 1-minute films shot on mobile [...]