Tape Piece (2009)
Tape Piece is a quirky stereo fixed-format piece that was born of an experiment in economy of materials. Its name is a play on the “For ___ and Tape” titles of early electroacoustic pieces. In this case, however, the piece is entirely pre-recorded and all of the sounds are derived from samples of Scotch tape being ripped, peeled, flicked, dropped, crinkled, and pulled taut while blown across. The work is an attempt to see how elaborate and convincing of a musical world can be created with only one simple source of sounds (in this case, Scotch tape).
The photos presented in this video were taken as a visual accompaniment to my audio installation at the STAR Gallery in Scranton, PA.