space II (with darsha hewitt’s electrostatic bell choir)
a series of site specific sound performances by Erin Sexton, solo or collaborative, which activate space with hand-held oscillators and interventionist amplification, exploring the physicality of sound through acoustics, enclosure, threshold, and movement. Presented as part of exhibition Volume: Hear Here, curated by Christof Migone, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
click for more information on ‘Electrostatic Bell Choir’ installation by Darsha Hewitt
*binaural recording: sounds fine on speakers, but best listened to with headphones*
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electromagnetic medium
site/sound performance intervention
Using a pair of open electromagnetic amplifier circuits, Sexton explores sites with historical, mystical, and energetic significance, tuning into frequencies both modern and mysterious. Her own body’s electromagnetic field interacts with the site, amplifying signals like an antenna through contact with the circuit, becoming a medium for the sonification of waves and feedback.