Posted: 13.02.09.
D-L Alvarez writes: "…that boom box was almost one of the things that went wrong. It didn’t make it to the gallery until three hours before the opening, when we were already deep in other technical disasters. I put in the tape and, ARRRRGGH! Too much unintended distortion!!! My first thoughts were about where the closest electronics shop was where I could buy a new one, and then it dawned on me to test the levels.
The old punk rocker in me had cranked the volume thinking I had to make it LOUD to get over the opening night din. When I turned it down to a normal (still loud) volume the work’s built in distortions were suddenly audible."
Read more about the Psychometry installation from the curators point of view at D-L Alvarez's blog.
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