Multichannel sound installation, performative installation 2024
A gallery room where a continuous stream of sounds is originating from various locations in Berlin, fostering a meditative contemplation on time, space, and the present. The interweaving of sounds from diverse locations encourages listeners to construct an imaginative sonic realm that invites exploration of potential auditory worlds, hearing their own imaginary geography, contemplating on the changing and evolving nature of moments within a confined space - a room. These simultaneous moments occurring in different locations introduce synchronization across space, prompting a reflection on the awareness of the ‘other’ existing elsewhere, beyond the immediate surroundings. This telematic or telepathic connection becomes a subject to modifications and polyrhythmic nuances when experienced in a gallery due to distance and varying internet speeds and connections.
Exhibited at SoundS Master Exhibit in Collegium Hungaricum May 30 - June 2, 2024 Berlin
I created a composition for whistles performed daily for 15 minutes at varying times. This composition involved three performers (Diana Fonseca, Gabriel Venegas and Marcello Busato) in three different locations. The composition followed a rhythmic pattern based on Morse code, conveying an incomplete message from a time traveler. The message reads: “...the depths of time and space to deliver a message...” Yet, the actual content of the message became lost in transmission.
To stream audio to a gallery, streaming boxes were placed in chosen locations. A DIY streaming box consists of a stereo microphone, LTE/4G wifi-modem, Raspberry Pi Zero computer, IQAudio sound card, 5V power bank, and USB cables. The audio from the selected locations was streamed to the radio.earth platform and further distributed to a multichannel system. I employed three web browsers— Google Chrome, Safari, and Firefox—each streaming audio from a different location where I had placed microphones.
Performers: Diana Fonseca, Gabriel Venegas, Marcello Busato. Photos by Liepa Grušaitė
