presented Sept 7-19 at SOP (MFA 2022 State of Practice Exhibition at Emily Carr University of Art + Design)
Spatial Sound Installation
12 minute looping track
Materials: 360 degree sound edit, voice, movement, ambisonic sound, and binaural recordings.
the third movement _ Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons _ 2021
This is the third installation in a study of sound as material.
The third movement in a symphony is often a dance.
the third movement considers the boundaries of the self, musical expectancy, and the tethers of reality through a track composed over seven separate listening experiences. Hung on plinths of varying dimensions and orientations throughout the installation, the headphones are arranged loosely in the order the track develops.
The audience is invited to move through the installation and put on the different headphones, each featuring a looped section of the track with a specific condition for listening. At different heights and facings, the length of the headphone cords helps to indicate the intended position and location of the body, while the cushions encourage the listener to resign to the floor. The listeners then have the potential to populate the space, each occupying a specific location in relation to each other, while having an individual experience. The installation creates a situation that is constantly permeated.
the third movement _ Spatial Sound Installation _ Track 3 + 4 _ Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons _ 2021
the third movement _ Spatial Sound Installation _ Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons _ 2021