Seth Kim-Cohen is Assistant Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA. He is the author of Against Ambience and Other Essays (Bloomsbury, 2013), In The Blink of an Ear: Toward A Non-Cochlear Sonic Art (Bloomsbury, 2009), and One Reason To Live: Conversations About Music (2006). His performances and installations have been presented at venues spanning the cultural spectrum from CBGBs to Tate Modern. More at www.kim-cohen.com.