Montreal-Halifax Overnight (2003)

medium: travel case, mid-range speaker, electronic components, soundscape
dimensions: 21" x 40" x 23"

An antique travel trunk has been transformed into a large speaker bin; what is trapped inside the trunk is a snapshot set of personal memories, which the viewer can access in an abstract, sonic form as they enter into the gallery space. An aural representation (created from field recordings & collaged sonic elements) of an actual trip the artist took in Summer 2002 gives 2 views of a train ride: an exterior viewing, and later, an interior one. The limitations of the original object as a container for sound are purposefully exploited as waves of rolling sound emits from the face of the box; its heavy frame and its metal parts vibrate & rumble to the bass moments, taking on a kind of physical manifestation of the train's journey on the tracks. The work should ideally be presented in a large room, vibrating in the centre of the space in dim lights, with only a sparse spotlight shining down onto it.

MP3 download ( 1m17s excerpt from Exterior View )