In this work, sound, light, and image play together, layering their patterns one on top of the other. Constantly building a tactile interaction of pattern and conversation between the light, sound, and bugs—cyclical dymanics of light, sound and image.
At-trac-tion consists of an analogue electronic system. It incorporates the sound of wooden spoons hitting bowls and glasses of water, the visual of country insects and the flickering of their desires, lights.
Five light bulbs are suspended infront of the projected video loop. This system takes a basic digital volume meter and dispatches the information, intended for LEDs, to a light bulb instead. In this way, the on-and-off of the lights is triggered physically by sound. The electronic circuit receives a digital audio signal from the wooden spoons and glasses of water, and then relays that signal to the light bulbs above the insects.
I am interested in the fabric of sensation, in both its complexity and in the tactile perception of sound and light. I want to play with the possibility of experiencing light and sound, however elusive and intangible they may be, as the sensation of an object deeply woven in a dense fabric that wraps around the listener tightly.
At-trac-tion also explores the spaces of physicality where sound and light facilitate a dialogue that features insect life and an unexplainable attraction to light.
This work was exhibited at Galerie Artefacto, in Montreal QC, 2009, Night Vision Nocturne, Art Matters.
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