Monday, December 3, 2007

Just in time for the season...

I thought I'd post this, although I can't make it (damn the distance to Montreal!).

Bingle Jells
An electroacoustic project by Philémon
presented in articule's washroom

December 2007 - January 2008
articule, 262 Fairmount O., Montréal


'Bingle Jells' is a reaction to the way the ubiquitous mercantile 'spirit' manifests itself during the Holidays. The poor quality of the components of an electroacoustic system transform the well known 'Jingle Bells' ditty. It is their relative drag that reframes the song. The juxtaposition of the electromechanical music boxes, whose mechanical 'guts' of the system are exposed to view, highlights the inherent entropy of real time. It is the variability-inducing friction that produces the 'desynchronisation' within which 'Jingle Bells' dissolves in a quantic cloud over time.

In "Bingle Jells," Santa's elves don Indonesian garb to emulate "gamelans." Within the gallery's washroom, the location of the sonic construct optimizes its potentially laxative effect. The space's intimacy privileges an individual perception of the acoustic phenomenon.

articule
262, Fairmount ouest
Montréal (Québec) H2V 2G3
T 514 842 9686

http://www.articule.org

(There website actually doesn't have this show up yet... It's a little bit lost back in October/November... sorry I haven't loaded the picture that came with the email either...)

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