Sound Performance and Installation

Developed during a residency at Outpost, this work explored the cultural, ideological and material significance of concrete. The project began with an imagined future world, in which crumbling concrete had become the last known inhabitant. During the residency, this fictional premise became connected to the reality of the site: an old concrete office block due for demolition.  
Found and discarded materials from the building were assembled into an archaeological excavation. Small robotic sculptures, gradually running out of energy or precariously held in place, reflected the temporary nature of the site and residency model.
The Dig also became a set for video and sound performances. Materials were suspended, manipulated and recorded using contact microphones and distored via analogue equipment, capturing both their sonic qualities and the acoustic character of the building. These recordings and performances formed the basis for a larger video work and soundscape, documenting a space at the point of disappearance.

Exhibited at Outpost, Norwich 2023.