LIGHTSHOW DRIVEN BY THE SOUND OF ITS OWN MAKING
MATERIALS: Par Can Lighting fixtures, Sound to Light Unit, Contact Microphones, Amplifier & Cables, Smoke Machine [dimensions 2m x 2m x 1.5m]
Lightshow Driven By The Sound of Its Own Making reimagines Robert Morris's seminal 1961 work 'Box with the Sound of Its Own Making'. While Morris's piece played recorded construction sounds, this work produces live, real-time sound and light through the complex process of its own operation. Using a mix of vintage and analogue equipment – including par can theatre lights, a sound-to-light unit, contact microphones, speakers, and a smoke machine – the piece forms a self-sustaining feedback loop. The amplified clanks and buzzes coming from the ageing lights as they turn on and off are picked up by the microphones and fed back into the sound-to-light unit. This, in turn, causes the lights to flicker and flash again in response to the audio input, creating a constantly changing, percussive light display.
The artwork was developed with the support of Liam Jolly and Auction House, Redruth, UK. 2021.