Katie Rand
Sound Engineering credit: Chris Sallows

Category: Sculpture 

Tuning in 2075 is a highly complex sculpture, challenging sound art and sculpture today. The sound emerges from ambiguous jelly creatures. The speakers within the jelly act as the pulse of creatures, inducing actual movement and life. The wires and technology remain on show, demonstrating the jellies life lines. The function and technology is embraced, questioning where the art begins and ends.

The sound composition is sourced and recorded from everyday situations. The majority of the sounds are taken from 1960’s America. The creatures are tuning into the bleak world they have found themselves in, after discovering their new found world of 2075. Throughout the 10 minute looped composition they tune out of their previous world, slowing tuning into their new Minimalist cold life.

The sound references a Minimalist/futuristic style, introducing significant art history. The creatures depict American historical events. Despite these times of hardship, I induce irony into the sound though the jelly sculptures and choice of reference.

My practice is greatly influenced by Minimalism. The white geometric sculptures act as the creature’s playground. What are the white sculptures function; are they cabinets, a high fi storage cabinet or a sculpture? Leaving the technology on show, and the placement of the jelly creatures increases the question of function

Katie Rand (recent graduate from AUCB in Fine Art)  would like to thank AUCB for sponsoring her in the Signature Art Awards. 

SOUND LINK: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13801990/C.Sallows&K.Rand.mp3