Volume
Volume is a sound installation which uses the exhibition room as a sound object.
Volume consists of 30 electric engines mounted on different material surfaces comprising the exhibition environment. Each engine is equipped with a small metal spike. When an engine is activated, the spike knocks on the surface of the object on which the engine is mounted and produces a specific sound.
With the arrangement of the sounds in time and space, Robert Mathy explores the architecture and tonal characteristics of the materials in the room. The work should evoke a shift from our visual spatial perception to a more auditive spatial perception. Crucial for the tone colour are the materials existing in the room. The score adapts every time in every room where the installation is exhibited; so every time the work has its distinctive sound qualities.
Volume, part of Back to Athens 2020 is presented as a result of the collaboration between Robert Mathy and the curator of the exhibition, Johannes Rips.
Soundinstallation: Robert Mathy
Curated by: Johannes Rips
Back to Athens 7, 2020
μetaΑθήνα / pόστΑθενς
Overcoming crises, Athens on the verge of its new identity
5th floor
48-50 Aiolou str., 105 60 Athens
Opening day: Wednesday, July 1, 16:00 - 22:00
Visiting hours: Thursday 2.7, Friday 3.7, 16:00 – 21:00, Saturday 4.7, 12:00 – 21:00
