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"Huffa Puffa,"
(see
event catalog) an installation
of kinetic sound sculpture by the American interdisciplinary
artist Dan Senn,
is positioned in the Change Room of the old Mayrau Mine in Kladno
which is now a museum. The work consists of 8 plastic bags inflated
and deflated using a sonic score comprised of low and sub-audible
frequencies accompanied by the sound of the human breath. Using
subwoofers to energize air pumps designed by the artist, sine
waves, in the 4-31hz range, inflate 20 kilo gabs which rise and
fall, grow taut and sag, like the gasping-resting lungs of a
Czech miner. Enhancing the visual, the overall sound is that
of breathing, rhythmic clicking, and phased buzzing of the air
pumps, all of which is panned throughout the installation space.
The score, like many of Senn's
installation pieces, is composed as a 17 minute musical composition,
which is then permuted to create variations lasting a total of
68 minutes. This is used to produce a database of sound-inflation
gestures which are sampled randomly or played sequentially for
installations.
Review | Installations video | Installation sound | HiRez Photos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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