Desplazamientos de Poemas (2021)
Medium Sound, sculpture, performance
Materials Acrylic, circuit bent general electric cassette players, batteries, cassettes, speakers, electronics
Dimensions 15 inch x 15 inches x 3 inches
Description
Desplazamientos de Poemas (poem displacements) is a series of sound performances based on a sculptural instrument. The displacement machine cuts in an aleatoric way between two cassette tapes, mixing poems and folkloric music from different regions and languages into a third cassette recorder. The third cassette is a newly formed material representation of a sonic assemblage of juxtaposed sonic traditions. The performance reflects on the –sometimes fitting, sometimes abrupt– mestizaje of sonic traditions in the regions of Peru. The materiality of the magnetic tape circulating at different speeds and the exposed chaotic circuits are the manifestation of the migrations in which sonic assemblages form.
