14.7 #1 Thessaloniki
14.7 #1 Thessaloniki
Sounds of the past are recalled from Thessaloniki’s memory to become part of an ever-changing audience-incited composition.
Materials:
14 PVC pillars, 7 10W speakers, wood, 14ch amplifier, found audio, metal lamina, cables, white paint
Dimensions:
12m x 0.15m x 0.8m
Commissioned by:
Action Field Kodra, Thessaloniki GR
Produced by:
Maria Varela, Marinos Koutsomichalis, Constantina Vafeiadou
Produced at:
Frown Tails, Athens GR
Produced in:
2012
Documented by:
Maria Varela, Marinos Koutsomichalis, Constantina Vafeiadou
‘14.7 #1 Thessaloniki’ is a site-specific reactive installation wherein visitors are invited to freely position 7 speakers on top of 14 available audio-generating columns, this way unveiling in space different sound streams. The sonic material is drawn from from Thessaloniki’s memory and comprise miscellaneous songs from the city’s song contest between 1962-2007; these now become part of an ever-changing audience-incited composition.
Events
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Exhibition, Action Field Kodra. Thessaloniki, GR. (2012)