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June 2007. An experimental piece exploring the resonance of a suspended steel sheet using sub-sonic sound waves.
Starting with the simplest of sound material – sine waves – this piece slowly builds up into a noisy, yet tactile, interactive performance piece. Video projections onto the sheet become part of the user interface which can be controlled with physical gestures. Layers of sound differing in length are looped creating complex rhythms. Other techniques include feedback: contact microphones placed on harmonic ‘nodal’ points in the sheet are amplified back through the infra sound driver, creating rich harmonic oscillations.
The size of the sheet ensures that the audience feels the power of infra sound which the sheet emits throughout the course of the performance.
This work was designed for, and premiered at, the UCE Department of Art, Birmingham. The piece will be toured around the UK soon.
A huge thanks to the New Generation Arts Festival for supporting this work and also to the staff at the UCE Department of Art who made it possible. A special thanks to Mike Priddy for the excellent video projections and help setting up last night’s performance.
Also performed at the SightSonic 2008 Festival (see Blog entry… ).
A modified version of the piece was reviewed by The Talk Magazine (see blog entry… ).
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