behind the storm

In Hansen House, down one of the corridors, sounds of a strong storm thunder through a door. Inside, the storm of sound grows, raging with winds, thunder and an endless downpour. Our ears are working hard. Subsequently, emotions begin to rise up in face of the storm – a fear of the unknown? Perhaps a contemplation of imminent disaster?

In the center of the rooms sits a large speaker, connected via microphone to four little machines. Delicate, small machines, each one of them a jewel of sorts, an object of both wonder and humor. The machines each have one simple role – producing a sound that recreates an aspect of the storm. The incongruous gap formed between the cacophonous storm and the small, delicate objects producing it creates relief and a sense of regained control – as well as discomfort created by dissonance.

This work wishes to strip disaster of coincidence – expose the mechanisms controlling it and create a relieving experience that will allow viewers to prepare for any disaster around the corner. Fear of the unknown is replaced with a chuckle following an encounter with the small, useless objects creating it.