Beneath A Sky Debirded
Reception Space & ResonanceFM Two "rovers" carry speakers (left and right) as they move
around a grid on the gallery floor. Meanwhile, discreet
left and right signals are broadcast on ResonanceFM. When
the rovers land on their randomly-generated grid locations,
a "scout" moves to a location on the grid which affords an
equal stereo balance of the two signals. The scout communicates
his grid location (i.e. G-5) to the radio DJ via cellular phone.
The DJ then plays track G on the left channel and track 5 on the
right channel. The rovers move again, the scout finds a stereo
balance and telephones his coordinates, generating new left and
right sounds. The result is two pieces: one is a radio piece
consisting solely of the randomly-generated combinations of the
discreet left and right audio; the other is a performance of slow
choreography and sound being reconfigured in the gallery space. Rovers: John Lely & Julia Kim-Cohen DJ: Drew Morgan |
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