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A voice in the desert

A voice in the desert

Historical materials for the work: text, photographs, audio and video when available.

Roberto Pugliese

A voice in the desert iron, speaker, cables, aluminium wire, computer, custom software

2012

This project involves the installation of 5 square steel frames, each side measuring 300cm. Inside each frame 5 outdoor speakers of different dimensions and power are held in position by twisted aluminum cables. It thus appears as a dense optical grid formed by the various arrangements of speaker and cables within ​​each square. The speakers produce a sound-carpet which is synthesized by software created with MAX / MSP language. The software collects real-time data from the Internet on weather conditions in the city of Marfa. These data are processed and then used to control the values ​​of the synthesized sounds. The different speaker locations can make different audio listening points for the user and allow the sound to create patterns that invade the space around the sculpture.