Caresse (2000)

medium: cloth, speakers, electronic components, 6-channel sound composition, wood
dimensions: 96" x 96" x12"

... a six-channel sound sculpture that explores the culture of 'chilling out' and its connection to the electronic music scene. Installed in a darkened gallery setting, 'Caresse' counterbalances a sonic attempt at returning to the womb with a harsher view of reality expressed on a voice track, all with a monotonous dull-thumping techno bass beat (a pseudo-heartbeat) acting as a spine. This softly poetic object is illustrative of how the human mind wanders through itself at two in the morning just around the time that its physicality begins to slip towards sleep. The sound piece features the voice of Catherine Heard (Toronto, ON).

:::::::::: Direct MP3 download of a stereo mixdown of the entire 6-channel sound piece (9m37s @ 10.9MB)