Mounted on each ceiling fan is one speaker and audio equipment. Sound is activated with a tilt switch (movement activated switch) when a fan starts spinning. The sound consists of a simple, hummed melody. Each 2 minute recording is endlessly looped while the fan spins – six fans spinning six melodies to create a chorus. The spinning speakers give the audio a tremolo effect (like the spinning speakers of the Hammond organ) which varies based on the fan’s speed. Each fan is moving in the same pattern (controlled by a computer) but the staggered start time of each fan results in an ever-changing pattern.
Exhibition History:
2010 Electric Eclectic Festival (Meaford, Canada); 2005 Toronto Convention Centre (in conjunction with Toronto International Art Fair, Canada); 2003 York Quay Gallery (Toronto, Canada)