2015
graphic score, stainless steel sculpture, live performance. TRT 30:00 min
Is a work that focuses on the subtype of sleep related rhythmic movement disorder (RMD), “Headbanging”.
The graphic score consists of test results involving three anonymous patients that were released in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Volume 08 No 04. The patients, 2 males and 1 female were afflicted with atypical headbanging, head punching, and head slapping. The head bangs itself rhythmically, frontwards and/or backward, and/ or the head is banged rhythmically/quasi-rhythmically.
The fabricated steel sculpture recreates the dynamic of the machine in the space. The stainless steel box fits the exact dimensions of the polygraph unit used to conduct these documented EMG readings. The center of the sculpture has been dented severely to link the human presence in relation to the machine. The steel box is activated when certain frequencies cause the sculpture to resonate, creating a vibration-heavy environment for seconds throughout the piece.
The sculpture, like the room, resonates with an active energy-felt but invisible, much like the unconscious state.
Exhibited and performed as part of "Aftersound: Frequency Attack Return" Curated by Cash Ragona Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA August 21-November 22, 2015
Sound recording mastered by Robert Pietrusko
© Victoria Keddie, 2015/2023