Visual Art

Sound-on-Sound

Secret eavesdropping thus becomes impossible in this work.

Location De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam, NL
Production 2011
Material Directional microphone, headphones, speakers, ButtKicker (bass sub woofer), amplifier, cabling
Measurement Various measurements

Upon entering the room, the visitor hears outside sounds through the speakers. By the window hang headphones and a microphone aimed at the street. The visitor is invited to aim the microphone in such a way that conversations of passers-by can be overheard. However, other visitors in the room also hear these conversations, through the speakers on the floor. Secret eavesdropping thus becomes impossible in this work.

Photo: Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk
Photo: Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk
Photo: Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk
Photo: Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk