Sound and light installation
in the group exhibition Power of Art
Hyogo Prefectural Museum Kobe (JP)
Felt, steel, sampler, amplifier, loudspeakers,
Leco spotlights, colour gels
Dimensions: variable

Seven years after the devastating earthquake in Kobe, the new museum building designed by Tadao Ando was opened. The first exhibition of contemporary art, titled Power of Art, was intended to illuminate in examples the significance of art as an aid in recovering from the trauma. The installation Soundline
created a room of tranquillity and contemplation in that its thick felt carpet dampened all the noises of the audience and its concentrated light provided the opportunity to open oneself up and simply listen to the moving sounds…