AS001 - SN20230619

Plywood, Metal Hardware, Audio drivers, electronic board, metal

Audio - 11m42sec

31cm x 30,5cm x 12cm

Part art object and sound device, the work plays with the preconceived notions of what is considered a sculpture. Having the auxiliary function of playing an audio track distracts from the object itself, is it a vessel for the sound only or are both parts equally important to the integrity of the piece?

Samples from NASA were used to created a droning soundtrack, the raw sounds taken from space clash with the soothing instruments layered on top. The track aims to make the listener think about somewhere other than where they are. The unique soundtrack lives with the piece and is set to loop indefinitely once the piece is powered.

“ISRU”- In Situ Ressource Utilisation is a concept coined by NASA and used (amongst others) by Tom Sachs, from whom inspiration for the piece was taken. From a limited list of tools in a Brooklyn studio, the work was created. Quotes indicate that ISRU cannot really be ISRU if one has access to hardware stores a few blocks away. But the spirit of the practice is still an important aspect of the process as an homage to both NASA and Sachs.

Mirage V1

Projection mapping project created for Mapp MTL 2020. I used a metal grid a canvas to create generative visuals using TouchDesigner. The soundtrack was produced by me using Ableton Live. The goal was to create a 60sec sequence and the projects were presented during a livestream because of COVID.

Generative media installation, projection, computer, metal grid

42cm x 120cm, 1m24sec