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Mounted
on each ceiling fan is one speaker and audio equipment. Sound
is activated with a tilt switch (movement activated switch) when
a fan starts spinning. The sound consists of a simple, hummed
melody. Each 2 minute recording is endlessly looped while the
fan spins – six fans spinning six melodies to create a chorus.
The spinning speakers give the audio a tremolo effect (like the
spinning speakers of the Hammond organ) which varies based on
the fan’s speed. Each fan is moving in the same pattern
(controlled by a computer) but the staggered start time of each
fan results in an ever-changing pattern.
Exhibition
History:
2010 Electric Eclectic Festival (Meaford, Canada); 2005 Toronto Convention
Centre (in conjunction with Toronto International Art Fair, Canada); 2003 York Quay Gallery (Toronto, Canada) |
