Answer Me, 2008
HD video, stereo sound
Duration 04:51 min
Filmed in a former surveillance station in West Berlin, the work narrates a woman’s attempt to communicate with her partner whose drumming drowns out her words, except for her recurring plea: “answer me.”
Doldrums, 2008 (on the floor)
Altered Brady snare drums, loudspeaker parts, snare stands, drumsticks
The custom-made snare drums conceal a set of inbuilt speakers, playing high and midrange frequencies (corresponding to the audible sounds) and inaudible low frequencies (that create vibrations on the drum skin, prompting the rat-a-tat of drumsticks).
Photo © Guy L'Heureux