EUNSU KANG

 
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Entanglement is a telematic sound installation interacting with participants in the sound space. Entanglement draws a symbolic acoustic line between two distant locations. A hyper-directional sound beam linearizes the acoustics of the two galleries creating the illusion of a single, infinite line of sound into which both sites get trapped. This fragile acoustic construction can be physically disturbed by the participants at each location. Using their body, participants can interfere with the acoustic waveguide, spilling over particles of the linear sound field into the room as they block their transit to the other site. The piece not only provokes the "entanglement" of the participants with their own sonic perception locally but also remotely, as the acoustic shadow of their bodies gets cast onto the other space. In this way, Entanglement explores the concept of "tele-absense" (rather than tele-presence), using a virtual acoustic channel to telematically project the disembodied presence of participants interacting with the acoustic waveguide.

This collaborative installation with Juan Pampin and Joel S Kollin is part of the Ultrasonic Sound Beams in Media Arts research project, supported by the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS), University of Washington. The first show in 2008 between two places in Seattle was commissioned by 911 Media Art Center and SOIL gallery. The second show at Seoul was sponsored by SsamzieSpace. This research has also been published at the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2008).