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"Interactive sound installation
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http://vtol.cc/filter/works/oil
The main idea of this project is to present exhibition visitors with the chance to destroy any object that might happen to be on their person, in order to transform it into a unique sound production. The installation consists of five hydraulic presses, capable of crushing practically any object (a mobile telephone, pair of glasses, headphones or whatever). In the process of destruction, a special microphone records the sounds made as the object undergoes deformation, and in just a few minutes, a computer algorithm transforms them into a 20 minutes album.
The project is intended to provoke visitors into spontaneously ridding themselves of material consumer objects for the sake of creating their own individual work of art via deprivation, divestment and destruction. Sound has been taken as the chief medium here with good reason, since sound art is perhaps the least material and most abstract of all genres in art. The technological aesthetic involved constitutes an ironic attempt to make the process of art production into a technological process, but the result, unlike that of mass production, demonstrates a contrary phenomenon – this is a work involving programming and code in the context of generative art, with the potential to broaden the range of instruments at art’s disposal. At the end of the process, the sound production is automatically recorded onto an audio CD and handed over to the participant, completing the process of exchange.
video: Nikolai Zheludovich"
"Here's another piece from my studio collection that I'm selling off. This Polysix was cleaned and calibrated by a professional technician a couple years ago. Although this has been with me for some time, I can't say that I've used it much. I did play this Polysix for about a half hour prior to listing it going through all the functions. It plays very well, sounds nice and vintage, and everything seems to function like it should. All the keys trigger nicely and it's capable of producing classic Korg sounds. The original battery has of coarse been removed and replaced with a custom mounted long life battery. The 32 patch memory works and it was fun playing all the patches. I noticed was that the output jack is a little wobbly, however I still had no problems using it. The only other thing I think is worth mentioning is that with the volume turned way up, through the headphone jack I could start to hear a hum coming in, which doesn't seem to be a problem from the main output on high volume or with mid volume levels on the headphones. Cosmetically you can see from the pictures that it's in average condition with some scratches on the keys (mostly black keys), wear on the end cheeks, wear marks and blemishes to the paint, etc. I remember the panel hinge(?) being loose as well; not when it's closed though..."
