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18 sep 2025
In Resonance, a commissioned work for Conflux Festival.
In Resonance is part of my ongoing research into how sound can be
shaped and moved through time and space in a more material form.
Over the past few years, my interest in and research on early electroacoustic
music, experimental sound-making, and sound art has grown. The work and music
of Alvin Lucier, Alan Lamb, Paul Panhuysen, Ellen Fullman and many others have
inspired me. What interests me most about their work is how they allow the medium
to speak for itself.
Central to In Resonance is a string instrument that generates the vibrations forming
the basis of the installation’s sound. Fourteen steel strings, each six meters long,
are individually set into motion by electromagnets rather than through traditional
plucking or striking. These strings are not tightly tuned but left with some slack,
allowing subtle physical variations—such as temperature shifts and slight movements—to
continuously influence their resonance. The resulting vibrations are captured by magnetic
pickups and converted into electronic signals.
These signals are then voiced through loudspeakers. I was interested in redefining the
loudspeaker itself, not simply as a device to emit the sounds of the strings, but as a
sculptural and spatial medium in its own right. By using speakers as standalone elements
within the installation, I explored how their physical movement and positioning can alter
the perception of sound in space. Each speaker projects sound toward a slowly rotating
reflective plate, which constantly changes the angle of reflection. With multiple of these
kinetic objects spread throughout the space, the angles at which sounds intersect and interact
are always shifting, creating a dynamic and ever-evolving sonic environment. This opens up a wide
field of possibilities and questions that I’m eager to explore further.