A beautiful way to invite the public to be surprised, to stop and view their environment differently. Le Devoir, Montreal [translation]
First commissioned by The EDGE, Auckland; Winning Productions present SOUNDIG (NZ)
An interactive sound installation drawing on the language of archaeology and the fantasy of Escher’s Impossible Staircase
SOUNDIG is an archaeo-acoustic installation that creates a fun environment where the public are invited to play, listen, contemplate, investigate and question.
An enormous pipe has been re-discovered underground in a ‘soundig’ and pseudo-archaeologists have examined it using experimental techniques that extract aural residue from the layers of sediment inside. The pipe is excavated and on display, ready to be explored – with port-holes allowing views to hidden places and listening pipes allowing access to snippets of sound collected from the immediate location. SOUNDIG is an artist’s museum, equal parts history, perception, imagination and the joy of discovery.
Image: Courtesy the Artist
Meet the artist
Winning Productions / Stephen Bain
First commissioned by The EDGE in Auckland, SOUNDIG is a work by Winning Productions designed and directed by performance maker Stephen Bain. Led by Bain and with the support of a core group of performing artists and producers, the company creates imaginative works for unconventional spaces that are highly visual and integrate video technology and conceptual design. Their outdoor and public works commonly deal with intimate settings where the spectator is invited into the environment.
Contact:
- Stephen Bain
- Director
- Winning Productions
- stephanobain@gmail.com
- +64 21 191 1120
- http://www.winningproductions.co.nz
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