serge baghdassarians & boris baltschun
brownout
dimensions: variable
duration: 5 to 8 hours
material: prepared syringes, balloons
year: 2005
a blown up balloon -about 40cm diameter- is pulled over the tip of a prepared
syringe. five to eight drops of water are inserted into the spaces of the male
part. then the sound can be tuned by pulling the male part out. very slowly air
escapes through the syringe and produces sound at the exit point.
due to small irregularities in the material and preparation each object differs
in sound and duration - between 10 minutes and 8 hours approximatley.
thus the overall effect is that of a slow moving and shifting soundscape with a
general process going from a global mass sound at the beginning to an
appearance of individual voices towards the end.
