Touching Sonic Memories is a temporal site installation that explores the internal wonders of the human body through light and sound. The piece features three hanging light sculptures designed to provoke an interactive experience that goes beyond the visual. While infrared light remains invisible to the eye, it creates a sensory journey that encourages viewers to engage with more than just what they can see.

The tassels of the sculptures are made from sheep wool and silk, materials that connect both my genetic lineage and contemporary understandings of the body. The silk represents the present—our bodies' sinews and tissues, along with the medical knowledge that shapes how we perceive ourselves. In contrast, the wool connects to my ancestral past, as my family comes from a lineage of sheep herders in Norway and the UK. The wool acts as a tactile link to my heritage, grounding the work in both personal and historical memory.

By combining sound, touch, and heat, Touching Sonic Memories invites viewers to reflect on their own bodies and histories. The installation exists within the viewer's lived body, offering an opportunity to explore the internal self through a sensory experience, and to consider the complex relationship between body, memory, and identity.

Touching Sonic Memories, 2024

Interactive sound and light installation

Infrared lights, silk, wool, sound composition, tactile transducer mics

12’ x 1” x 1” each

Touching Sonic Memories is a site-specific installation that explores the internal complexities of the human body through light, sound, touch, and heat. Featuring three light sculptures suspended from the ceiling, the work invites an interactive experience that goes beyond the visual, incorporating infrared light to engage the senses and tactile speakers to allow for sound to be touched. The sound travels down the wool/silk tassels, allowing the viewers to feel the composition.

This installation encourages viewers to connect with their own bodies, offering a sensory experience that invites reflection on their own internal worlds.

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