Stephen Vitiello
Stephen Vitiello is an American sound and visual artist, born in New York City in 1964, who lives in Richmond, Virginia. He started out as a punk guitarist and turned to art after working for the video artist Nam June Paik, whom he met in 1991. His installations and ambient, minimal and electronic records come from field and environmental sounds. He is best known for his 1999 recordings made inside the World Trade Center. In 1999 Stephen Vitiello was resident artist at the World Trade Center, recording from the 91st floor with homemade contact microphones.
