The Aural Ecosystem

The Aural Ecosystem applies the generative structures of nature to audio synthesis, creating an ‘ecosystem’ that develops over time.

Witnesses

Witnesses is an installation where circuit-bent Buddhist chant-boxes create a dense sound composition in response to television images.

The Past is a Ghost

The Past is a Ghost is an interactive video installation where a viewer’s live video image is joined by glimpses of previous passers-by, creating a compressed virtual history.

The Sentiment Machine

The Sentiment Machine is a self-regulating sound installation that remixes broadcast television’s staple products, producing an automatic “conversation” with consistent topical continuity.

11:00 News

5 local news shows (recorded on the same night in 5 cities) are mixed simultaneously without edits. The standardized structure of info-tainment shines through as the local details are obscured.

City Salvage

City Salvage was a collaborative film/sound performance at Monkytown, a 4-wall projection venue in Brooklyn, NY.

Movement Reflection

Movement Reflection is a single channel, stereo audio/video presentation which results from a process of recycling and abstraction.

The Shape of Memory

The Shape of Memory explores the patterns of recollection. Super8 home movie frames are removed from their original timeline and re-ordered according to visual rules.

Chant Boxes - Printed Matter edition

“Enchanted” Chant-Boxes

Enchanted is a series of Buddhist chant-boxes that have been circuit-bent to enable radical alteration of pitch.

Radio Silence - Radio Sculpture #4

Radio Silence

Radio Silence explores the silent moments of talk-radio, combining eight AM broadcasts into an expanded conversation based on the “negative spaces” between words.

Video Silence - TV and Person

Video Silence

Video Silence harvests an ongoing compilation of silent moments from broadcast television.

Appropriate Response

Appropriate Response is a generative audio installation that creates a dynamic conversation between three television sets. Using sound clips harvested from local broadcasts, the televisions act as individuals engaged in an ongoing topical debate.