Drve (2002) and Tremor (2009)
Drive (2002)
Tremor began as Drive, a sound installation that started and stopped using a token operated ‘peep show’ mechanism. Each token played the instatllation around 2 minutes. The installation refers to car accidents. A recording of a car crash recording is slowed down over 50 times and played through a sub woofer. In front of the speaker is a bent car bumper where a piece of pickled kangaroo skin is strung out. The bass frequencies from the speaker vibrate the skin so that it too ‘plays’.The work was premiered at the ‘Peeping Death’ exhibition at the 2002 Artrage Festival. It was a collaboration with KFord
Tremor is a reworking of the same installation, without the peepshow mechansim and using seismographic data transposed to an almost audible range as the source material, which vibrates the pickled kangaroo skin. The skin needs to be treated daily with moisturizer to keep its flexibility, otherwise it will crack under the sound pressure. It was shown at RMIT Project Space in 2009.
Tremor is a reworking of the same installation, without the peepshow mechansim and using seismographic data transposed to an almost audible range as the source material, which vibrates the pickled kangaroo skin. The skin needs to be treated daily with moisturizer to keep its flexibility, otherwise it will crack under the sound pressure. It was shown at RMIT Project Space in 2009.
Tremor (2009)