Circling Sound

(September 2009)

10 Speakers, sensors, dvd player, surround amp, arduino.

A single user immersive sound installation using found and engineered audio recordings taken from various natural and mechanical locations. Cicling Sound transforms this into a cacophony of sound creating the appearance of a physical presence, which dislocates the users from the comfort of their surroundings. Through transferring these sounds between the 10 speakers immersion into the work is created by the steadily disorientation of fluctuating tempos and volumes. We ourselves are the producers of so much sound and yet the work aims to over enhance the experience. Circling Sound was displayed at Virtually Real, a Cybersonica exhibition for the i-Design Conference 2009. captincaptin was presented by Kinetica Museum. The links below give a sample of the audio recordings.

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Untitled

(May 2009)

Untitled was displayed at the exhibition Passing Through, an immersive sound installation created during the curation of the exhibition. Audio recordings where taken from various locations throughout the exhibition build, and then selectivly mixed and edited to 5.0 surround sound, thus enveloping the viewer from all directions, the audio shifting and building in intensity. The works aims to highlight the unseen aspects that have brought the exhibition to life.

The Instalation is triggered when the viewer steps into the inner area of the circling speakers. This triggers the sensors which dim the lights, leaving the user in complete darkness. The piece plays one of six tracks.