system | sound | electronics | object | space

14.7 #1 Thessaloniki

By: Marinos Koutsomichalis, Maria Varela, Constantina Vafeiadou
Sounds of the past are recalled from Thessaloniki’s memory to become part of an ever-changing audience-incited composition.
system | sound | electronics | object | space

14.7 #1 Thessaloniki

Sounds of the past are recalled from Thessaloniki’s memory to become part of an ever-changing audience-incited composition.

By: Marinos Koutsomichalis, Maria Varela, Constantina Vafeiadou

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
  • Exhibition, Action Field Kodra. Thessaloniki, GR. (2012)