Let it all out

My proposal for the Gallery 46 exhibition is a subtle spatial piece located within the small downstairs toilet. I am particular drawn to this space for it is small and compact, and being a toilet (I’m presuming), will be used one at a time. Thus offering the ‘user’ a more personal and potentially striking listening session compared to the larger rooms where multiple audience members will be–they can shut the door, stand up, sit down, the cubical seems an odd choice but I like the idea of seclusion. The plan is to utilise the power and size of the Raspberry PI4 computer, which can be tucked underneath the toilet or taped to the wall in the bottom corner of the room. Connected to the PI4 will be an amplifier and from this two small speakers. I did originally consider four speakers but I feel the wires will get in the way and being a toilet there is a duty of care for health and safety. Two speakers in the corner of the rooms will then emit two looping track stems with a lengthy interval between playback. I would like an interval so not everyone will experience the piece, only a few will hear it. The piece itself will be focused on vocals and speech, whispers and breaths and un-natural sounding vocal experiments, recorded by myself and flatmates, used to create a hypnotic/barely audible piece. My intention is to make the user/listener question if they really heard anything at all.

LOCATION: Downstairs Toilet

EQUIPMENT:

• Raspberry PI4
• x2 Small Speaker Drivers-varying in size
• Mini Amp with Outputs
• X2 speaker cable