Sound and Resonance
ongoing, various dates and sites
I have a growing interest in the concept of resonance and the sound from 'nothingness'.
Through a series of happenings at various sites, predominantly using ‘non-instrument’ and the body, I'm investigating the politics of listening, and exploring a sonic language to translate resonance into signal and noise.
At times solo, at times with my collaborator and musician Li Song, we look at the concept and incarnation of ‘resonance’ in different shapes and forms.
Resonance can refer to the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating; metaphorically it refers to the power to evoke enduring images, memories, and emotions.
Resonance is caused by the shared wavelength between two, either psychologically or physically.
Resonance is the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighbouring object. When the intensity of reflection exceeds a level it becomes the annoying, sharp, and piecing ‘feedback’.
The production of resonance requires an empty vessel. Anything can be turned into an instrument given an adequate balance of air and emptiness.
ongoing, various dates and sites
I have a growing interest in the concept of resonance and the sound from 'nothingness'.
Through a series of happenings at various sites, predominantly using ‘non-instrument’ and the body, I'm investigating the politics of listening, and exploring a sonic language to translate resonance into signal and noise.
At times solo, at times with my collaborator and musician Li Song, we look at the concept and incarnation of ‘resonance’ in different shapes and forms.
Resonance can refer to the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating; metaphorically it refers to the power to evoke enduring images, memories, and emotions.
Resonance is caused by the shared wavelength between two, either psychologically or physically.
Resonance is the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighbouring object. When the intensity of reflection exceeds a level it becomes the annoying, sharp, and piecing ‘feedback’.
The production of resonance requires an empty vessel. Anything can be turned into an instrument given an adequate balance of air and emptiness.
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Feb 2022
Live score at Hundred Years Gallery A score exploring sound from nothingness. Made with flower, green plant, paint, found paper roll, empty boxes, plastic cup, clock and water. Listen to the audio recording |
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Apr 2022
Live performance at Iklectik Art Lab We used portable speakers, handy recorders, simple microphones, snare drums and various objects to explore the resonance in household containers, at the site, on the snare drum wires, and between the two performers. With a very minimalist set-up one can still create a very complex system. |
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May 2022
Site-specific live score at Thames Beach Pop-up, improvised act exploring the resonance of water, rhythm of the tide, between the sea and the shore. Using material from the site, stones from Thames beach. We retreated as soon as we finished the performance, before the tide submerged us. |
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Oct 2022
NEXT Festival
Kunsthalle Bratislava
sonic intervention to Waiting With {Sonic Support}
16 Oct, 3pm
Frieze London, The Regent's Park
interference score
23 Oct
Cafe OTO
a score of emptiness
8 Nov
MAO (Museum of Oriental Art), Turin
part of Evolving soundscapes
NEXT Festival
Kunsthalle Bratislava
sonic intervention to Waiting With {Sonic Support}
16 Oct, 3pm
Frieze London, The Regent's Park
interference score
23 Oct
Cafe OTO
a score of emptiness
8 Nov
MAO (Museum of Oriental Art), Turin
part of Evolving soundscapes