We put forth the notion that radio is primarily an idea, in excess of its technology John Corbett (Radio dada a manifesto)

(I resonate in radiophonic space)

we resonate together

when we speak

There is space, possibility, room for manoeuvre- we learn ourselves as we learn each other.

Resisting the depoliticallzing nature of 'virtual space'- here- we are you hear, dialogic, adventuring in chat: This is a work about making work-

a sort of oral writing, transitory.. . coiling, curvilinear curving in a arc of a circle, becoming a spiral, transferring itself, belonging to symbols, to names derived from sensations and pulling out of silence the forms, this syntax, this life (Chantal Chawaf (Elwina : The Fairy Tale Novel)

Radio spills out from the studio and into its reception environment – if some/ a few/ local/ varied/ friendly/ young mothers had a transmitter, what might occur?

Taking this idea and a recorder into 3 living rooms over 3 evenings and speaking with 4 women- seeking to hear answers to questions of territoriality, opportunity, femininity, technological approbation and voice. We worked together to generate a piece of art focused on our shared radio possibility- what, how, where and why would we wish to 'make radio'?

In our chatter- the disparaged, oft dismissed commonest female speech genre-- ther appears to be treasure - pluralistic, multitudinous - not linear yet full of significance...

There is a brouhaha, an opportunity for being heard differently and for hearing differently.

Felix Guattari writing in Popular Free Radio in 1979 predicted radio moving in two distinct directions; either toward mainstream corporate pop radio or I quote:

Toward miniaturized systems that create the possibility of a collective approbation of the media, that provide real means of communication, not only to the 'great masses', but also to minorities, to marginalized and deviant groups of all kinds.

Young mums, (single parents even!) are marginalized, and in our experience, should we refuse to comply with ideals of motherhood/ womanliness/ question the state of affairs, we are also considered very very deviant. Women chatting together, over a G&T, a coffee, the garden fence- turns out to be full of potential, laden with importance.

Part soundscape, part social arts project, part poem, this work emphasises radios' potential as a social communication tool, a performance platform and a community playground...