Everything Louder Than Everything Else, 2003
Everything Louder Than Everything Else is an audio installation comprised of a feminine,
cosmetic, 1960s hair dryer playing an audio piece containing a traditionally masculine form of music, hard rock. The selection
of music plays a double role by a) examining the duality between my innate femininity versus my tomboy point of view, and b)
representing the event that caused my hearing impairment, another impetus for the piece.
The work documents the cyclical cause and effects of my lifestyle on my hearing beginning with the temporary irritation that became permanent damage, which then led to the internalization of the constant ringing in my ears, a side effect of the damage. Finally, the piece addresses the re-aggravation of my hearing problem by the very mode that caused the initial problem. In the consummation of Everything Louder Than Everything Else, one finds coherence between the apparatus, the hard rock music, and my own heartbeat from an ECG.
Tech: Audio edited with Digital Performer.
Equipment: CD player, amplifier, speakers, hair dryer and salon chair.
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Length:7'30
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