
RHYTHM IN CHAOS
Installation Synopsis
SPECTRUM Art Residency Cohort #01
June 21st - September 30th 2023
Manarat Al Saadiyat
UAE, Abu Dhabi
A multidisciplinary art installation consists of photography artwork, surround sound compositions, and the design and building of a physical structure that hosts all elements in one space.
A contemporary personal treatment of moments captured and sounds recorded, with the sole intention of a narcissistic objective of telling a story, the story of what I feel when I visit certain spots and listen to their acoustics, my solution to my constant failure of telling a story from Musaffah.
This is my privileged version of it.
This installation is comprised of 3 elements: Photography, sound & a structure.
The Structure
The Installation was built by and at the workshops Emirates Exhibitation Services, and then assembled in Manarat Al Saadiyat Atrium, programed to function automatically every day from 10am till 8pm from June 21st till September 30th 2023.
These images were captured using the following cameras and film rolls.
PACEMAKER CROWN GRAPHIC - 4X5 Large Format - SHANGHAI GP3 100
PENTAX 6X7 - 6X7 Medium Format - DELTA 3200 PROFESSIONAL
MAMIYA 645 1000S - 6X4.5 Medium Format - ILFORD DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL
Photography
All images were captured at different workshops in Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, UAE, using the following camera and film, home developed with ILFORD HC Developer and ILFORD chemicals, scanned using an EPSON V850 scanner. Only 5 images have been included in the installation, however I have included here more that I decided not to exhibit in the final installation.
GRAFLEX RB SERIES B 2¼ X 3¼ - 6X9 120 Medium Format - DELTA 3200 PROFESSIONAL & 120 ILFORD DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL
Sound
Each sound composition has been recorded, edited, designed and mixed for the sole purpose of creating a musical/ambient experience representing each of the photography piece.
All field recordings took place in Mussafah.
Used Microphones and Mixers:
ZOOM F8N PRO
ZOOM H3-VR
BRAHMA FIELD 4 AMBISONIC MICROPHONE
NTG3 RODE SHOTGUN MICROPHONE
GEOFON LOM CONTACT MICROPHONE
JEZ RILEY FRENCH C-SERIES CONTACT MICROPHONE
Building and Assembly
For logistical reasons the structure was built in Emirates Exhibitation Services’ workshop, and then assembled at Manarat Al Saadiyat Atrium during the off hours at night of the venue.
PENTAX 6X7 - 6X7 Medium Format - DELTA 3200 PROFESSIONAL
Surround sound speaker setup
The speakers were setup in a 5.2 configuration, two subwoofers placed under the sitting areas in the structure, and 5 speaks equally distanced from the center and from each other placed 3.5 meters high pointed at a 32 degrees towards the center of the structure “The Sweet Spot”.