Room Tone

2023

Room Tone is a spatial sound installation that transmitted each viewer’s acoustic presence in the room to subsequent visitors.

Upon entering the room, visitors hear the space’s room tone in the form of a layered soundscape containing echoes of previously present visitors. As they listen, their own audio presence is captured, adding a new layer to the evolving room tone. This acoustic palimpsest is then preserved for future visitors, creating a continually evolving auditory experience that connects past and present occupants of the space.

You can listen to the documentation of a public visit here.

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the hush of the

sound folds into

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of waiting and

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the frames drift

afternoon we let

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hums and the

the projector

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quiet room holds

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the beam like a

slowly through

dust moves

screen and the

the hush of the

sound folds into

every smal play l

of waiting and

soft grey field

wall becomes a

next until the

one into the

the frames drift

afternoon we let

the shape of the

window remembers

somewhere a

reel turns and

hums and the

the projector

than it should

little longer

the light a

quiet room holds

season passing a

the beam like a

slowly through

dust moves

screen and the

the hush of the

sound folds into

every small

of waiting and

soft grey field

wall becomes a

next until the

one into the

the frames drift

afternoon we let

the shape of the

window remembers

somewhere a

reel turns and

hums and the

the projector

than it should

a little longer

holds the light

a quiet room