with Ginger Fan
41 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003
May 6 – 10, 2024
Amerimax gutter downspouts are connected to form two lines that join at one end. Sponges are stacked underneath two regions on each side of the pipe to absorb shock between the aluminum and the floor while allowing them to bow and resonate freely at their centerpoints. Two contact microphones observe the vibration of the surface of the aluminum downspouts on each side of the triangulation. The microphones are plugged into a mixer, and the two signals are panned out to a pair of stereo computer speakers. Each side of the pipe is mixed to isolate either a mid-range or low-range frequency, based on the natural acoustic resonance of the feedback being produced. The signals are only being steered by the relative levels of their resonant frequencies (EQs and levels). No effects (like reverb, delay, pitch shift, or detune) are being imposed. The signals compound exponentially within the pipe due to vibration being pumped back into itself; the effect is a feedback loop. Continue reading catalog text
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