another one of - a multichannel electro-acoustic installation (2020)

 

another one of is one of three related works that were primarily created during the early months of the 2020 pandemic (the other two are another of and another one). All three pieces use noises – both continuous and discrete – from my home such as my dishwasher, basement dehumidifier, and garage door. The use of sounds from my house resonated with my experience – and that of many others – during the pandemic when long stretches of time at home were punctuated only by outdoor exercise and weekly trips to the grocery store. In total all three pieces are comprised of sixteen layers of continuous noise that are constantly and randomly varying in volume, along with eight discrete noise events that occur at random points throughout. This particular composition is an ongoing live electronics installation of that lasts for at least 45 minutes but possibly much longer; another of is for fixed media and two minutes in duration; and another one is for fixed media or live electronics and eight minutes in length. The expanding durations that characterize the set of three pieces seem retrospectively apt to the ever-expanding length and scope of the pandemic.