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Room field

Magnetic traces, Melbourne - 2007

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Between these walls are the sounds that we cause then those that come from outside, so-called nuisance. My daily sound environment is made of this mixture, this constantly present Distant and unconsciously established Near. Between these four walls, the ear adjusts, the head forgets the noise to focus on the essential.From time to time, the sound cuts the essential by breaking the surrounding dynamics. It recalls the outside, placing habitat in its context.

Room field is a four speaker piece highlighting relationship between various sound plans captured in my home. This spatialization is built on the basis of a virtual geographic cutting of my flat, made by placing microphones in the rooms. Therefore the material / base of this work consists in four recording points. Each point of capture of the place is a "zone" of the apartment (living room, bedroom, bathroom, courtyard) and is attributed to a speaker in the device. These recordings were conducted day and night. On the other hand, mono and stereo recordings made in various parts of the place are built into the device. They emphasize the dynamic changes of the sound space. This work is a reorganization of my daily sound environment, a transposition of my flat's private space in the public space of the gallery.